Spain’s king and queen visited the site of the collision of two high-speed trains that killed at least 42 people on Tuesday, as the country began three days of national mourning.
The country’s deadliest rail accident in more than a decade took place late on Sunday when a train operated by rail company Iryo, travelling from Malaga to Madrid, derailed near Adamuz in the southern Andalusia region.
It crossed onto the other track, where it crashed into an oncoming train heading to Huelva, which also derailed.
The official death toll rose to 42 by late Tuesday after another body was found in the wreckage, the regional government said.
More than 120 people were injured, with 37 still in hospital, including four children, it added.
Dressed in dark clothing, King Felipe and Queen Letizia shook hands with emergency services workers near the spot where the mangled wreckage of the two trains remains.
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