Deadly train crash kills dozens in Spain

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has declared three days of national mourning from October 29 to 31 following a collision between two high-speed trains that killed at least 68 people, the BBC’s Russian Service reported yesterday. The tragedy occurred on October 28 near the city of Urda, approximately 140 kilometers south of Madrid. A Renfe high-speed train collided with an Iryo train that was standing on the tracks. Several carriages derailed and overturned.

According to the latest reports, 77 people were taken to hospitals, 15 of them in serious condition. The two trains were carrying a total of 544 passengers. “Today Spain mourns, all of Spain mourns, and we express our full solidarity and sympathy to the relatives of those killed and to the injured who are in hospital, and to whom we wish a speedy recovery,” said Prime Minister Sanchez, who traveled to the crash site. Authorities have not ruled out a further rise in the death toll as rescue workers continue to clear the damaged…