Train disaster in Spain! Loss of life increases, identification efforts continue

In the statement made by the government in the Castile La Mancha autonomous region, where the high-speed train accident occurred, it was stated that the number of people who lost their lives in the accident increased to 69 with the death of one of the injured in the hospital.

Local government officials reported that 60 of the 110 injured people who needed medical attention after the accident were discharged and 50 were still receiving treatment.

IDENTIFICATION WORKS CONTINUE

It was reported that the health conditions of the 4 seriously injured people were improving. On the other hand, studies on the identification of those who lost their lives in the accident continue.

It was stated that there were 544 passengers on the trains, including citizens of foreign countries such as China, Japan, the Philippines and Italy, and one of the dead was determined to be Argentinian.

Among those who lost their lives in the accident was Maria Fatima Banez Garcia, who served as Minister of Labor and Social Security and Minister of Health between 2011 and 2018.

3 DAYS OF MORNING HAS STARTED

On the other hand, the 3-day mourning period declared in Spain due to the accident started today. It was announced that King Felipe VI will go to the crash site today.

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said after attending the emergency response monitoring and coordination meeting held at the Center for Integrated Operational Coordination (CECOPI) in Toledo that all levels of government will continue to work day and night to clarify every detail of the train accident and strengthen security.

Supporting Transport Minister Oscar Puente, whose resignation was demanded by the far right after the accident, Sanchez thanked 827 people, including soldiers, who participated in the aid efforts.

TICKET SALES HAVE BEEN STOPPED

Train ticket sales on the Madrid-Andalusia line were stopped until December due to the accident in which 2 high-speed trains collided between Urda and Los Yebenes near Toledo on October 28.

While the debris removal work of the accident continues, a ban on taking images up to 2 kilometers has been imposed.

In all official statements made so far, it is stated that the accident, which is under investigation, was caused by human error in the main control center.