Spain train crash: PM Sanchez calls for investigation as 3 days of mourning begins
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Emergency crews worked through the night after a high-speed train collision killed 68 people. PM Pedro Sanchez has pledged a full investigation into Spain's second major train accident this year.
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Spain began three days of national mourning on Thursday in remembrance of the 68 people killed in one of Europe's deadliest train disasters in recent memory.
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On Wednesday morning, a high-speed train run by state operator RENFE slammed into the back of a stationary train operated by private Spanish company Iryo in the central region of Castilla-La Mancha, south of Madrid.
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A British tourist who was rescued from the RENFE train told the Associated Press that "suddenly, everything started falling apart."
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"We realized carriage two, carriage one, all gone, all smashed. There was blood all over," the man said.
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Emergency crews continued searching through the wreckage overnight for survivors and bodies, using cranes to move mangled metal.
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Relatives of passengers gathered at nearby facilities seeking information about missing loved ones.
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Residents of the nearby town of Urda joined emergency workers in helping survivors, providing first aid supplies, water and blankets.
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Teams of Red Cross workers offered support.
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Red Cross psychologist Carmen Garcia told AFP news agency that many people are in shock and "haven't taken on board what has happened."
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"The grieving will be complicated," Garcia said.
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Authorities are collecting DNA samples from relatives in Madrid, Toledo, Cordoba and Seville to help identify the missing.
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Wednesday's crash was Spain's second high-speed rail disaster this year and has raised fresh questions about rail safety.
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Transport Minister Oscar Puente blamed the crash on an "inexplicable" decision to allow one train to continue after an automatic control system failed along a stretch of track.
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He said the RENFE high-speed train had travelled about 25 kilometers before hitting the stationary Iryo train.
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Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, who visited the crash site, pledged a full investigation and measures to strengthen rail safety.
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"It is clear that we need to reinforce the safety of our train service to rebuild the trust in our high-speed rail," Sanchez said. "It is not acceptable for a country like Spain to endure two high-speed train accidents in the same year."
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In January, 46 people died when a high-speed train derailed and collided with another in the southern Andalusia region.
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The latest disaster comes just weeks before Spain's November 29 general election.
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