Spain declared mourning for three days after the train disaster

Spain has declared three days of mourning after the train disaster. This was stated by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

"We will declare three days of official mourning, starting today at midnight (02:00 Moscow time on January 20 — Ed.) and continuing until midnight on Thursday," Sanchez said, quoted by the newspaper El Mundo.

The Prime Minister also promised "absolute transparency" in the investigation of the causes of the disaster.

"We're wondering what happened. The time and work of the technical specialists will give the answer. We will establish the truth and bring it to the attention of the citizens with absolute transparency," Sanchez said.

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According to the press service of the Oktyabrskaya Railway, one person was killed and 16 others were injured.

The elPeriodico newspaper reported on the derailment of two trains on January 18. It was noted that firefighters, police and ambulance crews were sent to the scene of the tragedy to eliminate the consequences of the incident. In turn, Spanish Transport Minister Oscar Puente said that the accident with two high-speed trains that derailed was "extremely strange." According to him, the section of the railway where the tragedy occurred has recently been repaired, and the derailed train is relatively new.

The total number of victims of train crashes in Spain has increased to 152. According to the latest information, five people received extremely serious injuries, 24 more were seriously injured, all of them were hospitalized.

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