Young athlete and former minister among victims of Spain train crash
Summary
A train crash near Urda in central Spain killed 69 people and injured more than 100 on Wednesday. Among those identified were 24-year-old long jumper Julieta Gallego and former employment minister Fátima Báñez, 59; authorities said the death toll could rise.Key Facts
- The crash involved a high-speed Renfe train and a stationary Iryo train on the same track.
- The impact caused carriages to derail.
- More than 100 people were injured, many seriously.
- Officials transferred victims’ bodies to a forensics institute in Toledo, where families provided DNA samples for identification.
- Gallego competed for Madrid athletics club AD Sprint and had a personal best long jump of 5.9 metres.
- Báñez served as employment minister from 2011 to 2018 under Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.
- The Civil Guard confirmed the death of its officer José Manuel Chacón, 31.
- Spain’s tax authority confirmed the death of lawyer Antonio Montero Domínguez.
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