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Andalusia has declared three days of official mourning following a collision between two trains in Spain’s Toledo province that has killed at least 64 people.

Axar.az reports, citing Spanish media, that the regional government’s mourning period took effect at 14:00 on Wednesday and will continue until 14:00 on Saturday, October 31.

Andalusia’s regional president, Juanma Moreno, announced the decision in a post on X, expressing solidarity with the victims.

“We are devastated. All of Andalusia stands with the victims of this new train accident,” Moreno said.

At least 64 people were killed and 179 injured in a collision between two trains in Toledo, Spain.

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Spain has declared three days of official mourning following a train collision in Toledo province that has killed at least 68 people.

According to El Pais, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez announced the mourning period on Wednesday, October 28, following the deadly accident near Urda.

Sanchez said the country was mourning the victims and stressed that the investigation would establish the causes of the collision.

“We will go all the way, and if there has been negligence, it will become known,” he said.

The mourning period comes as rescue operations continue and authorities investigate the circumstances surrounding the accident.