Spain high-speed train collision

Castilla-La Mancha's regional government says the Urda train crash death toll has risen to at least 64.

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Italy's Foreign Ministry says five Italians were aboard the Urda trains, four are unharmed and the fifth is being checked.

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The European Commission says it will examine the Urda crash in detail and offers Spain "all its help" through the EU Railway Agency.

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Spain's football federation (RFEF) has postponed all 24 King's Cup first-round matches set for Wednesday because of the Urda crash.

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The Guardia Civil has opened family identification offices in Madrid, Seville, Córdoba and Toledo, with DNA sampling, Interior Ministry sources say.

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King Felipe VI has cancelled his agenda through Thursday after the Urda crash, the Royal House says.

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Castilla-La Mancha's president García-Page says the Urda crash death toll has risen to at least 31, with more deaths feared.

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Castilla-La Mancha's regional government says more than 80 people were injured in the Urda crash, 50 of them seriously.

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Castilla-La Mancha's president García-Page says all passengers have been evacuated from the Urda crash, with firefighters still searching wreckage for more bodies.

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Seville's mayor José Luis Sanz says three days of mourning have been declared by all administrations for the Urda crash victims.

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More than 500 passengers were on the two trains, the BBC reports. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says he is shocked and in constant contact with the transport minister.

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Renfe has set up a crisis cabinet and a free hotline, 900 10 10 20, for victims and their families, Europa Press reports.

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The Orgaz court has formally taken over the criminal investigation into the Urda collision between a Renfe AVE and an Iryo train.

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Spain's Transport Ministry says early information shows a Renfe AVE hit a stopped Iryo train from behind, derailing two Iryo cars down an embankment near Urda.

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Castilla-La Mancha's regional government says at least 30 people have died in the Urda crash between a Renfe and an Iryo high-speed train.

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Spain's municipal federation FEMP calls a minute of silence at 20:00 at all town halls for the Toledo crash victims.

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At least 10 people are dead after two high-speed trains collided near Urda in Toledo, halting rail traffic on the Madrid-Andalusia line.

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