Foreign citizens identified among 69 killed in Spain train crash

Authorities in Spain have identified several foreign nationals among the 69 people killed in a high-speed train collision last week. Euronews reported that the dead include four United States citizens, as well as one citizen each from Canada, Japan, Argentina, Mexico, Tunisia, and the Czech Republic. As FTMQ News reported earlier, Spanish officials have formally identified 66 victims, which include 54 Spaniards and 12 foreign nationals. [1][5]

The crash occurred on Wednesday, October 28, in Urda, Toledo province, south of Madrid, when a high-speed train hit a stopped train. More than 180 people were injured in the collision. Rail services were suspended between Madrid, Ciudad Real, Seville, and Andalusia following the accident, as FTMQ News reported earlier. [5][6]

Forensic teams and a specialized legal body made up of police have been working to identify the victims, Euronews reported. Relatives of the victims have faced an agonizing wait during the identification process, as teams have sometimes had to identify individuals from body parts. [1]

The disaster is one of the deadliest rail accidents in Europe this century, Euronews reported. It is the second high-speed train collision in Spain this year, coming after a crash in Andalusia in January that killed 46 people. The incidents have raised fresh questions about rail safety in the country. [1]