MADRID –
Spanish authorities have confirmed {that a} Japanese nationwide was among the many 69 folks killed in a collision between two high-speed trains in central Spain on October 28, whereas Japanese officers are persevering with efforts to determine the identities of victims following the catastrophe, which additionally left about 200 folks injured.
The collision occurred in Ulda, central Spain, on October 28, involving two high-speed passenger trains. The accident has claimed 69 lives, with round 200 folks injured, making it one of many nation’s deadliest railway disasters.
Authorities had beforehand established that the names of two Japanese nationals appeared on the passenger lists of the trains concerned within the collision. Spanish officers introduced on November 1 that one Japanese nationwide had been confirmed among the many useless.
Of the 69 fatalities, three victims remained unidentified, though native authorities stated they anticipated to finish the identification course of throughout the subsequent a number of hours.
A senior Japanese Foreign Ministry official confirmed that the Spanish authorities had contacted Japan to report that one Japanese nationwide was among the many victims.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara, talking at a morning press convention, stated a press release launched by the Spanish authorities indicated that one Japanese nationwide was believed to be among the many international victims whose identities had not but been formally established.
“The Spanish government’s announcement indicates that one Japanese national is believed to be among the unidentified foreign victims,” Kihara stated.
The Japanese Foreign Ministry has dispatched embassy personnel to the scene and is working with Spanish authorities to confirm the sufferer’s id.
Japanese officers are persevering with to assemble details about the Japanese nationals listed as passengers, with the circumstances surrounding the second Japanese passenger but to be clarified.
Source: TBS