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Local Firefighter and Wife Survive Spain Train Crash, Aid Victims
The couple, traveling with six relatives after a wedding, helped treat critically injured passengers after the collision that killed at least 68 people, authorities said.
- On Wednesday, October 28, 2026, a Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department firefighter and his wife assisted victims of a high-speed train collision in central Spain, providing emergency medical care to critically injured passengers.
- A computer malfunction and subsequent command center error caused a RENFE train to rear-end a stopped IRYO train in Toledo province, killing at least 68 people and injuring dozens more.
- Traveling with six relatives on a post-wedding trip, Garcia-Otero, a member of the JFRD Critical Care Team, and his wife, Diamary, treated critically injured passengers immediately after ensuring their own family's safety.
- Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente blamed what he called an "inexplicable" order from the central rail command, which allowed the RENFE train to move without speed restrictions before the collision.
- Occurring 150 km south of Madrid, the crash is Spain's second deadly high-speed rail collision this year, following a January incident near Adamuz that killed 46 people.
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Florida first-responder couple survives Spain train crash that killed 69 — then leapt into action to save lives
"Josue had every reason to focus on his own family and nothing more," Jacksonville Fire Chief Percy Golden II said. "Instead, once they were safe, he and his wife went to work."
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