In a statement, the consulate said it had contacted Spanish local authorities, who confirmed that no Moroccan nationals had been recorded among the victims up to that time.
The consular mission said it was monitoring the situation of Moroccans living within its jurisdiction and had established a crisis unit to handle cases requiring assistance, coordinate with local authorities and collect reports of missing people.
The consulate also provided a hotline for Moroccan nationals who need assistance or wish to report a missing relative. They can call +34 620 16 29 19.
Spanish authorities have also opened three telephone lines for families seeking information about their relatives: 900 10 10 20, 655 286 975 and 900 001 403.
At least 64 dead
The collision occurred at 08:54 local time (07:54 GMT), about 150 kilometers south of Madrid, near the station in Urda, in the Castile-La Mancha region. It involved an Iryo train and a Renfe train.
Regional President Emiliano García-Page reported 64 deaths early in the afternoon, including 40 people on the Iryo train and 24 on the Renfe train.
“This figure will probably rise further. It is enormous, it is monstrous,” he said.
He added that emergency crews were trying to reach the deepest sections of the carriages in search of survivors. Dozens of people were injured, some of them seriously.
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Paramedics, firefighters, police officers and Civil Guard personnel were deployed around the mangled train cars, while helicopters flew over the site. Roads were closed to facilitate emergency access and the evacuation of victims.
Both García-Page and Health Minister Mónica García said they had no information about the cause of the accident at this stage.
The collision comes after the Adamuz train crash on January 18, which also involved two high-speed trains. That accident reignited debate over railway network maintenance and passenger safety. The right-wing and far-right opposition strongly criticized Pedro Sánchez’s government, which subsequently pledged to invest 1.8 billion euros in maintenance.
With nearly 4,000 kilometers of track, Spain has the world’s second-largest high-speed rail network, after China’s.
