The collision on the Madrid-Seville line left 57 people hospitalised and affected 42 foreign nationals from seven countries, resulting in at least one foreign fatality. A local judge established a two-kilometre exclusion zone around the crash site, where over 800 military and police personnel are assisting recovery teams using cranes and search dogs. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visited the area to oversee the emergency response and vowed that investigators would determine the exact cause of the crash. Disruptions have spread nationwide as the SEMAF rail union maintains industrial action to demand structural safety investments, leading Renfe to offer free ticket changes.
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Political parties across Spain have suspended their campaigns for the November 29 snap el…: Political parties across Spain have suspended their campaigns for the November 29 snap election amid three days of national mourning.
Spanish rail union SEMAF proceeded with a strike demanding major infrastructure investmen…: Spanish rail union SEMAF proceeded with a strike demanding major infrastructure investments, causing extensive travel disruptions across the country.
The collision resulted in 57 hospitalisations and impacted dozens of foreign nationals tr…: The collision resulted in 57 hospitalisations and impacted dozens of foreign nationals travelling on the central rail route.
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Spain's foreign ministry said 42 foreign citizens from seven countries were involved in the crash.
URDA, Spain: Rescuers picked through mangled carriages on Thursday (Oct 29) in a grim search for victims of Spain's second fatal high-speed train crash this year, as the death toll rose to 69 and hopes of finding further survivors faded.
After cranes worked through the night to lift parts of the wreckage of Wednesday's crash, emergency workers were seen carrying what appeared to be a body wrapped in a blanket from one of the trains in the central Spanish province of Toledo.
Regional leader Emiliano Garcia-Page said the death toll had risen to 69 people and that human remains had been found during overnight rescue efforts. Work now involved crane operations, particularly on a carriage that was still overturned.
"We do not believe there could be any more fatalities beneath that one, but I say this with caution," he said.
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Meanwhile, train drivers in Spain went ahead with a previously planned strike to press for more investment in railway safety a day…
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