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The Comunidad de Madrid declares three days of mourning for the victims of the railway accident in Toledo
Madrid will observe three days of official mourning in memory of the victims of the train collision that occurred this Wednesday in Urda.
The Comunidad de Madrid has declared three days of official mourning for the victims of the Urda rail accident in the province of Toledo. The regional president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, announced the measure and expressed her condolences and support to the affected families.
The accident occurred on the morning of 28 October on the Madrid-Sevilla high-speed line, when two Renfe e Iryo trains travelling in the same direction collided. According to information published by Europa Press at 13:55, the provisional toll was at least 68 dead.
High-speed rail service between Madrid and Andalucía has been suspended. Adif has set up assistance points for those affected at the stations of Madrid-Puerta de Atocha, Sevilla-Santa Justa, Córdoba and Málaga-María Zambrano.