Filipino injured in Spain train crash that killed 69
The Manila Times · 10/31/2026, 12:12:00 AM Philippine time
Excerpt from The Manila Times. Read the original report below for the complete story.A FILIPINO sustained minor injuries, and an entire family of Filipino tourists required emergency consular intervention in the high-speed train collision in Toledo, Spain, last Wednesday.At least 69 people were killed and 100 were injured in the incident.The Philippine Embassy in Madrid said the injured Filipino was immediately transported to a local hospital and is recovering. The Filipino’s identity or medical status were withheld by the embassy on the family’s request.Department of Foreign Affairs spokesman Analyn Ratonel separately announced that embassy personnel had located and provided immediate assistance to a family of Filipino tourists who were pulled out from the wreckage.As of Friday, no other Filipino casualties have been reported, and no further requests for assistance from nationals have been logged.According to Spain’s Ministry for Transport, a Renfe AVE train with 397 passengers rear-ended a stationary Iryo train with 146 passengers near the town of Urda, 150 kilometers south of Madrid.Initial findings from Spanish investigators reveal that a malfunction in…