Embassy in Madrid yet to confirm if Malaysians involved in high-speed rail crash


PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Embassy in Madrid is in contact with Spanish authorities to determine whether any Malaysians were involved in a train crash in Spain in which at least 30 have been killed.

Wisma Putra said the embassy has not confirmed whether any Malaysians were involved in the deadly collision between two high-speed trains.

The incident on Wednesday (Oct 28) is the second deadly accident in less than a year.

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In January, two high-speed trains belonging to the same operators, on the same line connecting Madrid to the southern Andalusia region, killed 46 people.

Footage from regional ⁠Castilla-La Mancha television showed a derailed train with several carriages remaining on an elevated section of track while twisted metal, broken panels and wreckage could be seen strewn across an embankment beneath ‌the line.

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