All 69 Urda Victims Autopsied, 56 Identified as Forensic Work Continues
The forensic teams identifying the victims of the Urda high-speed train collision reported on October 31 that autopsies on all 69 dead had been completed by Friday night, and that 20 further victims were identified on Saturday, bringing the total identified to 56.
The identification work is being carried out by the Institutes of Legal Medicine of Toledo and Ciudad Real, with fingerprint comparisons by the Civil Guard's criminalistics service and DNA work involving the National Institute of Toxicology. By Saturday morning, the families of 27 identified victims had been notified, with further notifications under way and work continuing on the remaining 13 victims.
The crash happened on October 28 near Urda, in Toledo province, when a Renfe AVE train rear-ended a stationary Iryo train, killing 69 people and injuring 110. Regional president Emiliano García-Page appealed for unity and thanked the public for donating blood to support the injured.
On Saturday evening, the Archbishop of Toledo, Francisco Cerro, celebrated a funeral Mass at the parish church of San Juan Bautista in Urda, attended by hundreds of people. The accident investigation and judicial proceedings continue under seal.
Source: Institutes of Legal Medicine of Toledo and Ciudad Real
Published by GSM · USA (original Chinese edition)
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