On October 28 local time, Spanish Prime Minister Sánchez announced that there would be a three-day national mourning period starting from the 29th, to honor those who died in the train collision accident.
On the morning of that day, a serious railway accident occurred in Toledo Province in central Spain, resulting in head-on collisions between two high-speed trains.
The government of the Spanish province of Castilla-La Mancha stated that the accident resulted in the death of 68 people. Preliminary investigations indicate that the accident was caused by human error in scheduling.
