A young athlete and a former minister are among the victims of the train accident in Spain.

Rescue operations continue at the site of a severe train accident in central Spain, where a young athlete and a former labor minister were among the identified victims. Julieta Gallego, a 24-year-old long jumper, was mourned by the Royal Athletic Federation, which expressed condolences to her family. The accident occurred when a high-speed Renfe train collided with another train on the same track, resulting in over a hundred injuries and 69 confirmed fatalities. Among the deceased is Fátima Báñez, Spain's labor minister from 2011 to 2018, whose passing was announced by the Spanish Business Organizations Association. This incident marks the second major train disaster in Spain this year and the worst since 2013.