Spain’s king and queen attend memorial service for rail crash victims

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia joined families and officials at a memorial Mass for the 69 people killed in last month’s train crash near Urda. The service honoured those affected by Spain’s worst rail disaster since 2013, as the investigation continues and questions about rail safety remain.

The crash happened on the Madrid-Seville line when a high-speed train struck the back of a stationary train; 28 people are still in hospital. The memorial came after another major collision on the same line in January killed 46 people. Transport minister Carlos Cuerpo attended after his predecessor Óscar Puente resigned last week, while train drivers held a nationwide safety strike.