Canada’s Prime Minister, Mark Carney has sympathized with the Government and the people of Spain over the Sunday rail crash that reported killed 21 people and injured many more.
On X, Carney who on behalf of the Canadian people, offered condolences to the families grieving also wished a swift recovery to all those injured in this tragedy.
According to him, “Heartbroken by news of the rail crash in southern Spain, which has killed more than 20 people and injured many more.
“On behalf of Canadians, I offer my condolences to the families grieving and wish a swift recovery to all those injured in this tragedy”, the Prime Minister prayed.
Report has it that a high-speed train derailed, jumped onto the track in the opposite direction and slammed into an oncoming train Sunday in southern Spain, killing at least 21 people and injuring dozens more.
The tail end of an evening train between Malaga and Madrid with 300 passengers went off the rails near Córdoba at 7:45 p.m. local time and slammed into a train with 200 seaters coming from Madrid to Huelva, another southern Spanish city, according to rail operator Adif.
Spain’s Transport Minister Óscar Puente updated the death toll to 21 confirmed victims when he said that rescues had removed all the survivors. But added that there could be more victims still to be confirmed.
Since the causes of the crash were unknown, he called it “a truly strange” incident because it happened on a flat stretch of track that had been renovated in May.
He also disclosed that the train which jumped the track was less than 4 years old, revealing the train belonged to the private company Iryo, while the second train that took the brunt of the impact of Spain’s public train company Renfe.
Iryo issued a statement saying it “deeply lamented what has happened” and that it was working with authorities to manage the situation.
According to Puente, the back part of the first train derailed and crashed into the head of the other train, knocking its first two carriages off the track and down a four-meter (13-foot) slope.
He said the worst damage was to that front section of the Renfe train. When asked by reporters how long an inquiry into the crash’s causes could take, he said it could be a month.
Meanwhile, Andalusia’s regional health chief Antonio Sanz said that 73 injured passengers have been taken to six different hospitals.
