The death toll from the train collision near Urda has reached 69. BBC has named some of the victims: 24-year-old long jumper Julieta Gallego, former Employment Minister Fátima Báñez, a Civil Guard officer, and a lawyer.
A collision between two high-speed trains on the Madrid–Seville line near the town of Horche killed at least 68 people (the BBC reports 69). The tragedy came nine months after the Aldea del Fresno crash and a month before the snap elections, intensifying the debate over railway safety and the position of Pedro Sánchez's government. A collision between two high-speed trains on the Madrid–Seville line near the town of Urda killed at least 68 people (BBC reports 69). The tragedy came nine months after the accident near Adamuz and a month before the snap election, intensifying the debate over railway safety and the position of Pedro Sánchez's government.