69 killed in Spain train collision, including four Americans

Spanish authorities said 69 people were killed when two high-speed trains collided near Urda in Toledo province on October 28, and four Americans were among the dead. Spain’s Integrated Data Center said Sunday that 66 victims had been identified, including 54 Spanish nationals and 12 foreign nationals. Three victims remained unidentified. The center said the foreign victims included four U.S. citizens and one citizen each from Canada, Japan, Argentina, Mexico, Tunisia and the Czech Republic. Authorities had previously announced the deaths of citizens from France and Portugal. The reported nationalities account for the 12 identified foreign victims. Three missing-person reports remained active, involving two Australians and one Japanese citizen, according to the center. It said families of the three unidentified victims wished to travel to Spain to complete identification in person. The center did not say whether the Canadian citizen confirmed dead was the same person Canadian officials had previously reported missing. Officials said a Renfe high-speed train struck a stationary Iryo train near Urda, south of Madrid, as both were traveling from Madrid toward Seville. The cause...