On Friday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said confidence in Spain’s high-speed rail system had been broken after the Oct. 28 train collision near Urda.
Castilla-La Mancha’s regional government had reported 69 deaths by Friday. Regional President Emiliano García-Page said the toll could rise slightly while authorities continued identifying victims.
Adif, Spain’s rail infrastructure manager, said Renfe and Iryo operated the two trains on the Madrid-Seville route. The collision occurred near Urda in Toledo province.
EconoTimes previously reported that investigators were examining control-room decisions before the collision. The cause has not been established.
Spain’s government recorded 46 deaths in a separate high-speed rail crash near Adamuz, Córdoba, in January. The January crash is covered in an earlier EconoTimes report.
Spain’s government declared three days of official mourning through Saturday, Oct. 31.
