Spanish authorities identified four U.S. citizens among 69 killed in Toledo train collision
Spain's Center for Integrated Data said four U.S. citizens were among 69 people killed in last week's high-speed train collision in Spain. The dead also included one citizen each from Canada, Japan, Argentina, Mexico, Tunisia and the Czech Republic, while CBC News reported that 54 victims were Spaniards.
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Spanish authorities say four U.S. citizens were among the 69 people killed in last week’s high-speed train collision in Toledo. Spain’s Center for Integrated Data, the legal body responsible for identifying victims in events with high death tolls, said Sunday night that the casualties included a single citizen from each of Canada, Japan, Argentina, Mexico, Tunisia and the Czech Republic. CBC News reported that 54 of the dead were Spaniards. The collision happened when a Renfe train struck the back of a stationary Iryo train outside Urda, about 130 kilometres south of Madrid. Euronews reported all but three victims had been identified. CBS, citing Agence France-Presse and local media, reported that two Australians and one Japanese citizen remained missing.
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- CBC News — Canadian among the dead in Spanish high-speed rail crash | CBC News
- CBS News — 4 Americans among 69 people killed in train crash in Spain, officials say - CBS News
- AOL — One Czech national and four US citizens among Spain train crash dead, officials say - AOL
- tag24.com — US citizens among those dead in horrific high-speed Spain train crash
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CBC News reports a Canadian among the 69 dead, while CBS News and Euronews report American and Canadian victims in the same Spanish collision; TAG24 also reports that nationality count. The reports match the proposed event and its recent timing.