A three-day mourning period was declared in Spain today asrescuers continue to search through wrecked wagons in order to find victims following a train collision in which at least 40 people lost their lives, and dozens were injured.
According to the latest information, the number of train-collision victims in Adamuz, Córdoba, has risen to 40, while 41 people have been hospitalized, 12 of whom are in intensive care, Andalusian emergency services reported.
Police said that they had opened several offices where people can file reports and “submit DNA samples for the identification of victims,” The Guardian reported.
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, speaking from the scene of the accident, announced that a three-day mourning period would be declared.
He assured that the government would release information once the details of the accident are available.
Nearly 500 people were travelling on the two trains that collided, El País reported.
There were 294 passengers on the Málaga-Madrid train, while 184 passengers were on the train traveling from Madrid to Huelva.
Minister of Transport Óscar Puente said that the Madrid-Andalusia rail line would most likely be reopened on February 2.
