Spain Names 66 of 69 Dead in Rail Crash as Families Are Told
The identification effort after the collision near Urda is nearing completion. Investigators still have to establish why a Renfe train was allowed to resume normal speed before striking a stationary Iryo train.
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Spanish authorities have identified 66 of the 69 people killed in the rail collision near Urda, while relatives have been notified in 60 cases.
The latest figures leave three victims unidentified after the October 28 crash in Toledo province, where a Renfe high-speed train struck the rear of a stationary Iryo train. Three missing-person reports also remain open.
The identification count comes from the regional high court, according to Anadolu Agency. The separate notification figures were issued in a Sunday-night update by the center coordinating identification, which recorded 36 men and 24 women among the 60 cases in which relatives had been reached.
Identification and notification are separate milestones, with the published totals leaving six identified victims for whom family notification has not yet been recorded.
Alongside that work, investigators face a sequence described by Transport Minister Óscar Puente: a failure in the automatic train protection system, the safety system that stops a train if it passes a danger signal or runs too fast, brought trains to a halt, then a controller authorized the Renfe train to resume normal speed. That is the minister's account, not a final finding on the cause.
