Second Japanese national confirmed dead in Spanish train crash
Spanish authorities have identified all 69 people killed in a high-speed train collision in central Spain last week.
The Spanish government has confirmed that a second Japanese citizen died in a devastating high-speed train collision near the town of Urda in central Spain on October 28. This brings the total number of Japanese fatalities to two. The first Japanese victim was identified on Sunday. The exact identities of the Japanese victims have not been disclosed.
The collision occurred when a high-speed Renfe train, operated by the state-owned railway company, collided with a stationary Iryo train at around 160-200 kilometers per hour. The crash claimed the lives of 69 people and injured 200 others. Among the dead were 54 Spaniards, four Americans, two Australians, and 15 foreign nationals.
Spanish authorities identified 56 victims through fingerprint analysis and the remaining 13 through DNA testing. The remaining train, which was estimated to be traveling at high speed, was not immediately stopped due to a malfunction in its automatic control system. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez vowed to restore public trust in the country's high-speed rail system and provide support to those affected.
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