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Spain names athlete, former minister among train crash dead
Spanish officials and organizations identified a 24-year-old long jumper and a former employment minister among 69 people killed in Wednesday's high-speed crash near Urda, the BBC reported.
Spanish organizations and officials identified several of those killed when a high-speed Renfe train struck a stationary Iryo train near Urda in central Spain on Wednesday1.
The BBC said the crash killed 69 people and injured more than 100, many seriously1.
The collision derailed carriages, and the BBC said there were fears the death toll could still rise, with relatives searching hospitals for missing family members1.
Bodies were taken to the main forensics institute in Toledo, where families provided DNA samples to help with identifications1.
The Royal Spanish Athletics Federation announced the death of Julieta Gallego, 24, a long jumper who competed for Madrid club AD Sprint and had a best jump of 5.9 meters, according to the BBC's account of local reporting1.
The Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations confirmed the death of Fatima Banez, 59, who chaired the group and served as employment minister from 2011 to 2018 under former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy1.
The Civil Guard confirmed the death of officer Jose Manuel Chacon, 311.
Spain's tax authority confirmed the death of Antonio Montero Dominguez, a finance and tax lawyer who had been an inspector from 2012 to 20161.
The BBC said the crash was Spain's second rail disaster this year and the worst since 20131.