23-year-old Tunisian student dies in Spanish train collision
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on La Presse de Tunisie and Kapitalis
Yassine Jaouadi, a 23-year-old Tunisian student from Gabès, died after two high-speed trains collided on 28 October in Urda, Spain. La Presse de Tunisie reports that his death was confirmed through identification procedures, while Kapitalis says he lived in Germany and was returning from a trip to attend the match between Barcelona and Real Madrid. The official death toll remains 69, according to Spanish authorities.
The death of Yassine Jaouadi, a 23-year-old Tunisian student from Gabès, was confirmed after several days of searches and identification procedures carried out by his family, La Presse de Tunisie reports. Kapitalis, citing the Gabes.com page, specifies that he died from his injuries in the accident on 28 October at Urda, in Toledo province.
Yassine Jaouadi lived in Germany and had travelled to Spain to attend the match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid. He was on the train involved in the collision while returning from the trip, according to Kapitalis.
His brother Mohamed Amine Jaouadi travelled to Spain and provided a DNA sample to the authorities to help with the identification, according to La Presse de Tunisie and Kapitalis. The official death toll from the accident stood at 69, including 66 identified victims as of 2 November, among them 12 foreign nationals.
