Montenegro without information about Portuguese victims in Spain

O prime Minister said today that he has already conveyed to the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, the condolences and solidarity of Portugal, as well as willingness to collaborate with the Spanish authorities in the context of the railway accident in Toledo.

Luís Montenegro spoke to journalists in Parliament on the lunch break on the second day of the general debate in the State Budget for 2027, flanked by all ministers.

Asked if you already have information on whether there are Portuguese victims among the more than 60 confirmed dead, the head of the government said it did not have details yet.

“ We do not yet have details, as you know we have also been engaged in the debate that took place this morning here in the Assembly of the Republic, but we have all our sectoral teams and also the Portuguese entities to conduct and dialogue with their Spanish counterparts”, he said.

Montenegro has already spoken to the President of the Government of Spain, to whom he has transmitted, on behalf of the executive and the Portuguese people, “all solidarity, condolences to families and mortal victims and the wish that those who are injured may recover as soon as possible”.

“ I also took the opportunity to reiterate our willingness to cooperate, to cooperate in what is understood as necessary by the Spanish authorities,” he said.

According to the Prime Minister, such collaboration can be supported by “railers to assess the situation and restore normality on the railway network in Spain”, either with civil protection teams or with social psychological support teams.

“ Everything that's understood as relevant. The Portuguese authorities and all departments are already in direct contact with their counterparts on the other side of the border so that we can somehow overcome this tragedy that affects us all very deeply,” he said.

The Portuguese Government had already announced that it provided support to Spain in the context of the Toledo railway accident, through services of entities such as CP or Portugal's Infrastructures.

In a statement, the cabinet of Minister Miguel Pinto Luz said that the Ministry “provided services of the competent authorities in its area, Infrastructures of Portugal, CP – Trains of Portugal, Office for Prevention and Research in Rail Accidents”.

The number of deaths in the collision between two trains, which took place today in Urda (Toledo), rose to 64, advanced sources of the Government of Castilla-La Mancha, just minutes before 14:00 locals (13:00 in Lisbon).

According to the president of the regional government of Castilla-La Mancha, Emiliano García-Page, the number of victims increased after the services

The collision caused more than 80 wounded, 15 of them in very serious condition, he added.