At least 42 foreigners of seven nationalities traveled on trains that suffered an accident in Urda, Toledo, Spain, with a confirmed and 24 missing victims, according to the Spanish Government.
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29/10/2026
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Lusa
Pthis is one of the confirmed deaths so far and the situation of 24 is unknown, the Spanish Government said today.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MNE) of Spain is in contact with the embassies of the countries of these 42 people, official sources said.
According to the same information, at least seven of these 42 people were injured in the accident and 10 were unharmed.
The 42 foreigners are of seven different nationalities, which the Spanish MNE did not specify.
The foreign mortal victim confirmed so far has Argentine nationality, said the Government of Buenos Aires, which revealed there was another citizen of the country “in unknown whereabouts.”.
The governments of Portugal, France, Italy and Mexico said today that citizens of their respective countries are reported missing following the accident.
On the other hand, the governments of South Korea, Japan and the Philippines said that people from their respective countries were injured in the accident.
At least 69 people died in the Wednesday accident in Urda, about 150 kilometres south of Madrid.
More than 100 injured were treated in hospitals and 15 are considered severe, according to the most recent official balance sheet.
They followed on both trains around 530 people, according to railway companies.
The authorities said today that work is continuing to identify the fatalities, a process that has to comply with various health and judicial protocols and may take some time, given the state of some bodies.