At least 64 people killed in Spain as two high-speed trains collide
Rescue workers in Spain on Wednesday were scouring the wreckage for more bodies at the crash scene where at least 64 people were killed when two high-speed trains collided, in the second deadly railway accident in the country this year. “We are speaking of approximately 64 (dead), but this is probably going to grow even more,” the leader of the central region of Castilla-La Mancha, Emiliano…
On Wednesday, at least 64 people lost their lives when two high-speed trains collided in Spain, marking the second deadly railway accident in the country this year. The leader of the central region of Castilla-La Mancha, Emiliano Garcia-Page, stated that the death toll was likely to rise further. Evacuated passengers were seen along the road, some with blood on them or bandaged wounds, while others carried suitcases and received water from volunteers.
Rescue efforts involved hundreds of ambulances, funeral home vans, and helicopters. The crash occurred near Toledo, south of Madrid, on the Madrid-Andalusia high-speed rail line. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez expressed shock and solidarity with the victims and their families, while Pakistan's President Shehbaz Sharif also extended condolences to Spain.
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