Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has sent condolences to King Felipe VI of Spain following a passenger train collision in Toledo province that left dozens dead and injured.
Mirziyoyev expressed sympathy to the Spanish people and the families and relatives of those killed. He also wished those injured a speedy recovery.
According to Emiliano García-Page, head of the regional government of Castilla-La Mancha, at least 68 people were killed in the accident.
The collision occurred in the morning near the town of Urda in Toledo province. Both trains were travelling on the Madrid–Seville route, with more than 540 passengers aboard at the time of the incident.
As a result of the collision, two carriages of one of the trains derailed.
