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Death toll from train collision in Spain rises to 74

According to Spain's Ministry of Transport, at least 74 people died in the disaster in Toledo province — the earlier reported figure was 69 dead. The royal couple cancelled engagements and visited the injured at the hospital in Toledo, and three days of national mourning have been declared in the country. The investigation into the causes is ongoing.

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Spain: debris being cleared at the site of the Renfe and Iryo train collision, victims being identified in Toledo

Rescuers from the Spanish military unit UME continued working at the site of the collision between a high-speed Renfe train and a stationary Iryo train in Castilla-La Mancha. At the same time, a temporary morgue was set up in Toledo to identify the victims. This is already the second major fatal rail disaster in the country in 2026.

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