At least 68 pipo kpai for Spain train accident wey injure many

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At least 68 pipo don kpai and dozens injure afta one Spanish high-speed train jam anoda train for south of di capital Madrid.

Dis na Spain worst rail disaster since 2013. Di kontri transport minister say one decision by di control centre wey dem no fit explain lead to di accident afta one computer failure initially cause trains to stop.

Di rail operator Iryo say one Renfe train "jam dia train from behind". More dan 500 passengers bin dey travel inside di two trains.

For di crash site, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez say Spain dey "grieve" - most major parties don suspend general election campaign.

Sánchez also vow to find out "why dis tragedy happun".

Witnesses don describe "terrible" scenes, while Roberto Gómez, one Spanish journalist wey dey travel inside one of di trains, say e bin dey "extremely chaotic and veri distressing".

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Spain royal family say dem dey "moved and concerned" by di train accident for Urda.

"We share in di sorrow of di families and loved ones of di deceased," dem tok for inside one statement on X.

"Our support also go out to di emergency teams and all dose wey dey work for di area to help as much as possible under dis circumstances."

Meanwhile, Spanish trade union CSIF dey demand di resignation of Transport Minister Óscar Puente sake of di railway accident.

Inside one statement, dem accuses Puente of "scapegoating" a traffic manager during im press conference earlier today instead of "taking responsibility".

"Di minister don shirked all responsibility despite di initial computer system failure wey trigger di events," CSIF add.

Di Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) say 24 football matches go dey postponed in "solidarity wit di victims of di tragic train accident".

Di matches bin dey scheduled to happun today for di first round of di Copa del Rey, di kontri cup competition.

European leaders share condolences and offer of support

European leaders don share dia condolences and willingness to support Spain sake of di accident.

  • European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen say her "heart go out to di victims families and loved ones. Today, Europe mourn wit you".
  • French President Emmanuel Macron say "our thoughts dey wit di victims, dia families, to di many injured as well as to all di teams wey dey mobilised for di rescue operations".
  • Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni say her "thoughts and dose of di govment go out to di loved ones of di victims, di injured and all dose wey dey work tirelessly for di rescue operations".
  • UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham don pay tribute wen e tok to di House of Commons: "I don dey in touch wit Prime Minister Sanchez to relay our condolences and offer any support wey we fit give".
  • Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky don also give Ukraine "condolences to evrione wey lose loved ones".