Train accident in Toledo: latest news and reactions live | Emergency services work on the damaged trains after a long night in Urda
At least 68 dead in high-speed train crash | Hospitals in Castilla-La Mancha treat 53 injured in Urda accident | The machinists' union maintains the strike called in Renfe
Emergency services, including the Unidad Militar de Emergencias (UME), have continued overnight searching through the wreckage of a high-speed train crash in Urda, Toledo. The accident resulted in at least 68 fatalities and over 100 injuries, with 53 still being treated in hospitals in Castilla-La Mancha and 56 having been discharged.
The Spanish government has declared three days of official mourning, with the first day on Thursday. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will visit Toledo to attend a meeting on coordinating the emergency response at the Centro de Coordinación Operativa Integrado (CECOPI). The government has begun investigating the causes of the accident.
Written by urgent.news from El Pais's report — not a translation of it. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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