Toll rises in Spain train derailment; reports say up to 60 dead
7/25/2013 6:13:48 AM
A train operating on high-speed tracks in Spain derailed and crashed late Wednesday, and news reports put the death toll as high as 60. It was the second serious train derailment in Europe this month.
The Associated Press put the death toll of the Spanish crash at 40 or more, and said the accident was the worst in Spain in decades. Reuters said at least 56 had died and 70 were injured, attributing the information to the head of the Galicia region, Alberto Nunez Feijoo.
The Associated Press put the death toll of the Spanish crash at 40 or more, and said the accident was the worst in Spain in decades. Reuters said at least 56 had died and 70 were injured, attributing the information to the head of the Galicia region, Alberto Nunez Feijoo.