One Filipino sustained minor injuries in a high-speed train crash near Urda, Toledo in Spain that has claimed the lives of at least 68 people so far.
The Philippine Embassy said the Filipino was brought to a hospital for medical attention.
"The Embassy is closely coordinating with relevant Spanish authorities and the train operators on Filipino nationals involved in the incident," the embassy said.
It also called on the families and friends of those who may have been on either of the two trains involved in the incident or the Madrid-Andalucia line to contact the Renfe family helpline at +34 900 10 10 20 and the Embassy hotline at +34 616 491 861 for assistance.
"The Embassy will provide updates once verified information becomes available," it said.
Iryo 6076 was reportedly stationary when Renfe's high-speed train Ave 2080 crashed into its rear on Wednesday, Oct. 28, just before 9 a.m. local time, causing at least three Iryo carriages to leave the tracks and fall into an embankment.
A portion of the Ave train also fell off the tracks.
Spain's Transport Minister Óscar Puente said a computer failure had triggered the series of events.
More than 500 people were on board the two trains when the incident happened.
The system failure had prompted the control center to take over, and, for "inexplicable" reasons, Puente said, it decided to allow the high-speed Renfe train to move again without speed restrictions, causing it to hit the then-stationary train.
