URDA, Spain (AP) — A high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped, derailing two cars and killing at least 64 people on Wednesday in central Spain, authorities said.
The central government’s office for Castilla La Mancha confirmed the death toll had risen.
The regional president of Castilla La Mancha, Emiliano García-Page, had said at least 80 people were injured as rescue workers continue to search in the wreckage for survivors and bodies.
It was the second major train accident in Spain this year.
Spain’s rail system operator ADIF said the crash occurred Wednesday morning in the province of Toledo. The accident was between two high-speed trains carrying hundreds of passengers and heading in the same direction from the capital Madrid to Seville in southwestern Spain, according to Esther Padilla, spokesperson for the Castilla La Mancha region.