Death toll from train collision in Spain reaches 64

Moscow (ANTARA) – The death toll from a train collision in Spain has reached 64, the ABC newspaper reported on Wednesday, citing a statement by Emiliano García-Page, president of the regional government of Castile-La Mancha.

Earlier that day, two passenger trains collided in central Spain. Local media had initially reported at least 50 deaths.

García-Page confirmed that the death toll had risen to 64.

El País reported that, according to eyewitnesses, there were a large number of injured people. Two carriages involved in the accident derailed and fell down an embankment.