By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Le Monde
The rail collision that killed 68 people in Spain has revealed, according to the local press, that the risks linked to the Madrid-Seville line were known. Newspapers also highlight that a fatal accident had already occurred on the line and that the disaster is upending the campaign for the snap legislative elections, Le Monde reports.
The Royal Spanish Football Federation suspended all 24 Copa del Rey matches scheduled for Wednesday after a train collision near Madrid killed at least 68 people, according to Nile Post and MyJoyOnline. More than 500 passengers were aboard the trains, MyJoyOnline reported. Clubs expressed support for the victims and emergency responders.
🇪🇸 Spain · Source: Nile Post ·
No Moroccan nationals were among the victims of the collision between two high-speed trains in the Urda area, in Spain's province of Toledo, according to Yabiladi and TelQuel, which relayed an announcement by Morocco's Consulate General in Madrid. TelQuel specified that this toll was valid at 3pm local time on Wednesday.
🇪🇸 Spain · Source: Yabiladi ·
The collision of two high-speed trains near Urda, south of Madrid, killed at least 64 people and injured 80, according to the BBC and P.M. News; France 24 reported 58 injured. Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente cited a computer failure in the safety system and a Renfe train being authorised to depart despite an active stop signal, France 24 reports. The trains were carrying 544 passengers, according to Le Monde.
🇪🇸 Spain · Source: P.M. News ·
A collision between two trains near Urda, on the Madrid-Andalusia line, killed at least 68 people, according to Le Monde, Vanguard and Real Equatorial Guinea; Daily Post puts the toll at 64. Vanguard reports more than 100 injured, compared with 77 hospitalised, including 15 in a very serious condition, according to Real Equatorial Guinea. The Spanish government declared three days of national mourning; the trains were carrying 397 Renfe passengers and 147 Iryo passengers, according to the Castile-La Mancha regional government spokesperson. Daily Post reports that Israel offered its condolences and that rescue teams continued their searches.
🇪🇸 Spain · Source: Le Monde ·
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