At Least 2 Canadians Hurt, 5 'Affected' in High-Speed Rail Crash in Spain
Spanish officials said 58 people were hospitalized after the collision, and rescue workers searched the wreckage for survivors and bodies.
- On Wednesday, a high-speed train collision in Spain's Toledo province killed at least 64 people when a state-owned RENFE train struck a stopped private IRYO train carrying hundreds of passengers.
- Spain, a world leader in high-speed rail with 3,900 kilometers of track, experienced its second deadly collision this year. Union spokesperson Joan Rodriguez noted that increased traffic from privatization has strained infrastructure.
- Witness David Gomez told El Pais that civilians helped treat survivors, saying "We cut through some fences to access the area and treated people with the first aid kits we had brought." Rescuers searched the wreckage for bodies and survivors.
- Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed at least two Canadians were injured, stating "Our thoughts are with their families, the victims and their loved ones, in the days and weeks ahead." Spain's soccer federation postponed 24 Copa games.
- Facing a national election next month, Prime Minister Sanchez is overseeing the response to the tragedy. This incident follows a January crash that killed 46 people, shaking confidence in Spain's extensive high-speed rail service.
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High-speed train crash in Spain kills at least 64 people
Spain suffered its second deadly high-speed train accident this year when one train on Wednesday slammed into another that had stopped on the tracks, with the impact shredding cars and killing at least 64 people.The regional government for Castilla La Mancha confirmed the death toll and said another
Two trains from two different companies collided near the Urda station in the Castile-La Mancha region. "All Spain is in mourning," said Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, who decrees three days of national mourning.
Train crash kills at least 64 people south of Madrid
A high-speed rail service slammed into another train about 60 miles south of Madrid on Wednesday, killing at least 64 people — the second major accident on Spain’s rail network this year and the deadliest crash in over a decade.
The number of victims of the collision of two high-speed trains near the city of Talita, Central Spain, rose to 64, while 58 people were injured.
The two trains were on the same track, they hit each other from the back. Tonight, "all Spain is in mourning", says Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who has to go there. In Madrid, the correspondence of our special envoy Caroline Félix
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