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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed this Friday that one Mexican citizen is missing and seven others suffered minor injuries following the train accident that occurred in the province of Toledo (central Spain), which has left at least 69 people dead.
During her morning press conference, the president expressed her condolences to the affected families and lamented the incident that took place in the Toledan municipality of Urda.
"Eight Mexicans were traveling on one of the trains involved in the incident," Sheinbaum explained.
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The head of state specified that the seven fellow citizens who suffered minor injuries were treated at medical centers and have already been discharged, while the missing person is from Aguascalientes.
"The Mexican Embassy in Spain filed a missing person report and remains in constant communication with the family," the president added.
For its part, Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) issued a statement expressing its solidarity with the Spanish people and government, adding that the diplomatic mission immediately activated the consular protection protocol.
According to the Mexican Foreign Ministry, the head of the consular section formally filed the missing person report for the Mexican national with the Civil Guard in Toledo.
Relatives of the missing Mexican citizen identified him as 45-year-old Fernando de Jesús Calvillo Silva, from Aguascalientes, who was traveling as a tourist in car number eight of the Renfe train covering the route between Madrid and Seville.
The federal agency reiterated that it will maintain close coordination with the Spanish authorities to monitor the status of those affected and assist the victims' families.
[Publicidad]