Civil Guard receives 29 reports of missing persons in Urda, 13 in Madrid

A total of 52 bodies have arrived at the Toledo Institute of Legal Medicine, with the Civil Guard collecting 29 missing persons reports, 13 in Madrid.

Alberto Sanz
Alberto Sanz
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The Civil Guard has registered 29 reports from relatives and loved ones of missing persons following the train accident in Urda, 13 of which are in Madrid.

A total of 52 bodies of deceased individuals have arrived at the Institute of Legal Medicine in Toledo after the train accident in Urda, according to La Tribuna de Talavera. Forensic experts have so far conducted 8 autopsies.

This information is part of the Integrated Data Centre (CID), established this Wednesday following the activation of the national protocol for medical-legal and scientific police action in incidents with multiple victims. Additionally, 2 bodies are already at the Institute of Legal Medicine in Ciudad Real, having been transferred from the hospitals in Ciudad Real and Alcázar de San Juan, where they had been admitted as injured.

The identification of the deceased is expected to begin tomorrow. Meanwhile, five judicial teams are working in the area of the incident to recover other possible bodies.

As of 20:30 hours on Wednesday, the offices of the Civil Guard Commanderies in Madrid, Toledo, Córdoba, and Sevilla had received 29 reports from relatives and loved ones of missing persons. Of these, 13 were registered in Madrid, 9 in Toledo, and 7 in Sevilla.

For those in Madrid searching for someone, the Commanderies will continue to collect missing persons reports throughout the night.

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