Spain begins three day national mourning after high speed train crash kills 69

Urda, Oct 29 (UNI) Spain has begun three days of national mourning after a high-speed rail collision killed 69 people. Emergency teams continue searching the wreckage, hospitals treat injured passengers and families await news of missing relatives. The collision occurred shortly before 9am on Wednesday, when a state-owned Renfe train and a privately operated Iryo service travelling from Madrid towards Andalucía collided on the same line near Urda, in Castilla-La Mancha. After the Iryo train stopped, the Renfe service struck its rear, forcing several carriages off the tracks. Officials said 107 people required hospital treatment, including 15 who were seriously…