Sánchez Pledges Full Clarification of Urda Crash and Stronger Rail Safety
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez spoke on October 29 at the civil-protection coordination centre (CECOPI) in Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, on the Urda high-speed train collision. The October 28 crash near Urda, in Toledo province, killed 69 people, and Sánchez said the whole of Spain was responding to it.
Sánchez set out a threefold response: continuing the emergency work, the care of the injured and the identification of victims; a thorough investigation to clarify "to the last detail" how the tragedy happened; and, on that basis, arrangements including material compensation for families. He said that once the causes are known, the necessary measures will be taken to strengthen rail safety so such a tragedy is never repeated, and that the victims' families have the support of the Spanish government and of the whole country.
The prime minister noted that the state civil-protection emergency plan has been activated and that resources of the Military Emergency Unit, the Civil Guard and the National Police have been mobilised under the coordination of the regional government. Renfe has activated its victim-assistance plan and telephone line and set up family-assistance points at stations on the Madrid-Seville high-speed line, while Iryo and infrastructure manager Adif have opened their own family points.
Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska, regional president Emiliano García-Page and the government's delegate in the region, José Pablo Sabrido, took part in the appearance. Sánchez also thanked the psychological-support teams, the Red Cross and the 112 emergency personnel.
Source: La Moncloa
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
Photo: 图：桑切斯在托莱多民防协调中心讨论Urda事故应对（资料图）。图片来源：Wikimedia Commons（CC BY-SA 4.0），作者：Emiliano García-Page Sánchez。 / Photo: Pedro Sánchez at the CECOPI coordination meeting in Toledo on the Urda crash (file photo). Source: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0), by Emiliano García-Page Sánchez.
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