Mexico confirms a Mexican man died in Spain train crash
Spanish authorities identified the man missing since the Oct. 28 collision. Eleven other Mexicans left the hospital with minor injuries.
The Mexican man who had been missing since the Oct. 28 train collision near Urda, in Spain's Toledo province, has died, Mexico's Foreign Ministry said Monday. Spanish authorities confirmed his identity. The ministry did not give his name or hometown.
He is the first Mexican confirmed dead in the crash on the Madrid-Seville high-speed line, which killed dozens of people.
The count of Mexicans affected shifted several times in five days. At first the ministry said none were among the victims. Then it reported seven injured and one missing. On Sunday, in an information note, it raised the total to 12 people identified by Mexico's embassy in Spain. Eleven had minor injuries and had left the hospital. The twelfth was still unaccounted for.
Monday's statement leaves the injured at 11. The missing man is now counted among the dead.
The embassy is staying close to the relatives, who traveled to Spain. The head of its consular section went to Toledo to be with them. The embassy is helping with the return of the remains and covering funeral and transport costs, depending on what the family decides.
The family asked the ministry to thank Spanish institutions, the Civil Guard and local authorities for the search and the support.
The return of the remains will be arranged with the relatives, who will decide when and how he travels home to Mexico.
