The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, participated this Saturday in a new monitoring and coordination meeting for the railway accident in Urda (Toledo). The meeting was held at the National Emergency Monitoring and Coordination Center (CENEM), in Madrid, together with the Minister of the Interior, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, and representatives of the main organizations involved in managing the tragedy.
According to Moncloa, during the meeting, the actions of the deployed operation and the coordination between the different administrations and emergency services were reviewed. Sánchez reiterated the Government's commitment to the victims, the injured, and their families, in addition to thanking the professionals who participate in the response to the accident for their work.
The head of the Executive also highlighted the collaboration between public administrations and the solidarity of the citizens of Castilla-La Mancha, as well as the work of the emergency teams that have been working since the incident occurred.
Sánchez guarantees support for families and the clarification of the causes
This new meeting adds to the meetings the president has held since Wednesday, when he went to the accident area and announced the declaration of three days of official mourning throughout the country, from October 29 to 31.
On Thursday, Sánchez traveled to the Integrated Operational Coordination Center (CECOPI) in Toledo, where he participated in another meeting with the authorities responsible for managing the emergency. There he assured that all administrations were working to assist the families, clarify what happened, and reinforce railway safety. "The entire State is working to provide a response to the victims' families, clarify the tragedy, and reinforce safety so that this does not happen again," the president then affirmed.
The Government has insisted that the investigation must go all the way to find out the causes of the accident and determine what happened before the collision. Meanwhile, technical teams and security forces continue to collect evidence in the accident area.
Identifications and care for the injured continue
This Saturday's meeting comes as work continues to identify the victims and care for those who remain hospitalized. The provisional toll remains at 69 fatalities, and according to the latest data from the Integrated Data Center, autopsies of all deceased persons have already been completed.
So far, 36 victims have been identified and 27 of those identifications have already been communicated to their families. The Civil Guard also keeps open the proceedings related to the missing persons reports registered after the accident. As for the injured, 34 people remain admitted to hospitals in Castilla-La Mancha, 15 of them in intensive care units and another 19 in general wards. In addition, families continue to receive psychological and health assistance during these days.
With this new meeting, the Executive maintains monitoring of the emergency while identification tasks, care for those affected, and the investigation advance to clarify the causes of one of the biggest railway tragedies in recent years.
