Identification of all 69 people killed in the Urda rail crash is complete

The work to identify the 69 people who died in the Urda (Toledo) rail crash, which occurred on October 28, has been completed, Castilla-La Mancha Media reports, based on the update released on Monday night by the High Court of Justice of Castilla-La Mancha.

Of the identifications, 56 were made from fingerprints by the Guardia Civil's Criminalistics Service and 13 through DNA analysis at the National Institute of Toxicology, together with the Guardia Civil, according to the High Court as cited by both outlets. Some of the victims were foreign nationals, and it was necessary to wait for DNA samples sent from their countries of origin, according to CMM.

According to the Integrated Data Centre, 54 of the victims were Spanish and 15 were foreign nationals: four from the United States, two from Australia, two from Japan and one each from Argentina, Canada, the Czech Republic, France, Mexico, Portugal and Tunisia. They were 40 men and 29 women, all adults. All the families have been informed and, in the case of the foreign victims, so have their consulates.

Of the 69 bodies, 55 have already been released to their relatives, according to the same update. More than 60 professionals from the Toledo and Ciudad Real Institute of Legal Medicine and Forensic Sciences, the National Institute of Toxicology and the Guardia Civil took part in the autopsies and identifications, with logistical support from the Military Emergencies Unit, according to La Voz del Sur.

The causes of the collision between a Renfe train and an Iryo train are still unknown and under investigation.