Specialized police and forensic teams identified the latest casualties on Monday, confirming victims from Australia and Japan. Investigators revealed that an automated safety system failure had halted traffic over a 63-kilometer stretch before human controllers permitted the rear-end collision. In response, Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade has mobilized consular assistance for the affected families. The disaster stands as one of the deadliest rail crashes recorded in Europe this century.
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Consular assistance is being provided to the families of the two Australian victims ident…: Consular assistance is being provided to the families of the two Australian victims identified by forensic teams.
Spain has now recorded two fatal high-speed rail crashes this year, including a January d…: Spain has now recorded two fatal high-speed rail crashes this year, including a January disaster that killed 46 people.
The catastrophic impact ranks among Europe's deadliest rail disasters to occur during thi…: The catastrophic impact ranks among Europe's deadliest rail disasters to occur during this century.
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Two Australians are among 69 people who died in last week’s high-speed train collision after Spanish authorities confirmed the identities of three more victims.
A legal body set up to handle the identification work, made up of police and forensics experts, announced in a statement late on Monday the three latest confirmed victims – two Australians and a Japanese citizen. They have not been named.
In a statement on Wednesday morning, Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed it was providing consular assistance to the families of two Australians who had died.
“We send our deepest condolences to the families at this difficult time.”
On Tuesday evening the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, said she sent her “deepest condolences on behalf of Australia” to her Spanish counterpart, José Manuel Albares, and to the people of Spain following the “devastating” train collision.
“Our thoughts are with those who have lost loved ones, those injured and all affected by this tragedy.”
Wednesday’s disaster – one of Europe’s deadliest rail accidents this century – has resulted in victims’ relatives enduring an agonising…
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