147 people travelling on Iryo train, 397 on Renfe train, says Castilla-La Mancha region spokesperson
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\nThe number of confirmed deaths from Wednesday\u2019s high-speed train crash near Toledo, Spain has reached 64, the Castilla-La Mancha regional government said on Wednesday, as rescue teams continued to search through the wreckage of the derailed carriages.
\nThe accident occurred on the Madrid-Andalusia high-speed rail line near Urda, where a Renfe AVE train and an Iryo train collided, prompting a major emergency response involving local, regional and national authorities.
\nFootage from regional Castilla-La Mancha Television showed a derailed train with at least one carriage remaining on an elevated section of track while twisted metal, broken panels and wreckage could be seen strewn across an embankment beneath the line.
\nMiguel, a passenger travelling with several colleagues in the rear car of one of the trains, described to Cope Radio the moment of the accident.
\n\u201cWe heard a massive roar, a truly enormous thud that went on for 10 seconds, as if the train were about to derail. Through the right-hand window, we could see a wrecked train \u2014 I imagine it must have been the other one,\u201d he said.
\nDeath toll likely to rise
\nCastilla-La Mancha region spokesperson Esther Padilla said the number of casualties was likely to rise.
\nShe said 147 people had been travelling on the Iryo train and 397 on the Renfe train.
\nThe collision comes nine months after an accident between high-speed trains belonging to the same operators on the same line that killed 46 people.
\nThat crash in January, which occurred after a train derailed and smashed into an oncoming train near Adamuz, in Cordoba province, triggered a debate about the level of investment in railway maintenance in recent years.
\nPrime Minister Pedro Sanchez\u2019s agenda, published on the Spanish government\u2019s website, had been cleared for the day. The opposition People\u2019s Party also cancelled all campaign events ahead of a snap election on November 29, a spokesperson said.
\n\u201cShocked by the serious train accident in Toledo. My affection, solidarity, and support to all the victims and their families,\u201d Sanchez said on X.
\nThe Renfe and Iryo trains crashed just after 9am (local time), causing two Iryo wagons to derail, a spokesperson for the Castilla La Mancha region said, adding that the cause was not yet clear.
\nRail operator Adif said the incident occurred on the line from Madrid to Seville.
\nManuel Galan, the mayor of the nearby town of Urda, told Cadena SER that emergency services had asked the town council to prepare emergency facilities, including a sports hall, to accommodate passengers and the injured.
\nPrime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed profound grief over the devastating train collision in Toledo, extending condolences to his Spanish counterpart, the local people and the families of those who lost their lives.
\n\u201cWe pray for the speedy recovery of the injured. Pakistan stands with Spain in its hour of sorrow,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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