By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on France 24
Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visited those injured in the Urda rail accident at Toledo University Hospital. Fifteen patients are in intensive care after an accident that killed at least 69 people, reports France 24, whose journalist Sarah Morris was at the scene.
A train crash in Spain has killed 69 people after a high-speed train struck another from behind. The country has begun three days of mourning, while the disaster has renewed concerns about rail safety ahead of national elections, according to France 24 Afrique. IOL reports more than 100 injured and says it is Spain’s worst rail accident since 2013.
🇪🇸 Spain · Source: France 24 ·
Egypt offered its condolences to Spain after the train accident near Urda, which left at least 68 dead according to Egypt Independent and 69 dead according to France 24, as well as dozens injured. Egypt’s foreign ministry expressed the solidarity of the Egyptian government and people with Spain’s authorities and people, while Spain’s Transport Minister referred to an “error” and “inexplicable circumstances”.
🇪🇸 Spain · Source: Egypt Independent ·
Families of passengers are providing DNA to identify victims of the train collision near Urda, Spain, which killed 69 people and injured dozens. Authorities are continuing identification operations in Toledo, while audio recordings raise questions about instructions given before the accident, according to Leadership.
🇪🇸 Spain · Source: Leadership ·
Recordings released after two high-speed trains collided at Urda, Spain, strengthen the theory of human error in the accident that killed 68 people. The control centre had authorised the AVE train to resume its journey despite reported technical problems with the Iryo train, reports L’essentiel, citing La Vanguardia.
🇪🇸 Spain · Source: L’essentiel ·
Train collision kills 74 in SpainThe death toll from the collision between two high-speed trains in Spain has risen to 74, from 69 previously. The Railway Accident Investigation Commission of the Spanish Ministry of Transport announced the new toll on Thursday, according to AFP.
Last Ebola patients leave an Ituri centreThe Ituri treatment centre is no longer treating any confirmed Ebola patients after its last patients were discharged. Medical staff and residents celebrated the milestone, the first since May, according to France 24 Afrique.The week in Africa
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