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Spanish long jumper Julieta Gallego among victims of deadly train collision

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The Royal Spanish Athletics Federation mourned the death of 24-year-old long jumper Julieta Gallego, one of at least 68 victims in a train collision in Spain’s Toledo province on Wednesday. The accident also injured about 80 people, with around half being seriously hurt and 15 critically. RFEA president Raul Chapado expressed deep sorrow over the loss of an athlete whose long jump personal best was 5.90 meters, set in Antequera last year.
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As of November 3, 2026, 69 people died and dozens more were injured after two high-speed trains collided in central Spain. The crash occurred around 9 AM local time on October 27 between the towns of Mora and Orgaz in the province of Toledo, about 150km south of Madrid. One train was a Renfe AVE service from Madrid to Seville, while the other was an Iryo train traveling in the opposite direction. The cause is attributed to human error by the control center in Madrid, which failed to inform the driver of the Renfe train that another train had stopped ahead on the tracks.

Spanish authorities confirmed two Australians among the fatalities. Emergency services reported injuries and asked local officials to prepare a sports pavilion for passengers. The rail operator ADIF suspended service between Madrid and Seville following the incident.

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“The Spanish athletics family joins in the grief over the passing of Julieta Gallego, athlete of AD Sprint, in the train accident that occurred in Urda (Toledo),” the federation (RFEA) said in a statement on Thursday on X, offering its support to her family, friends and club teammates.
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Spanish long jumper Julieta Gallego among victims of deadly train collision · assertive framing

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The Royal Spanish Athletics Federation expressed its condolences following the death of 24-year-old long jumper Julieta Gallego, who was among the victims of the train collision in Spain’s Toledo province that killed at least 68 people. asserted
that → express → people
“The Spanish athletics family joins in the grief over the passing of Julieta Gallego, athlete of AD Sprint, in the train accident that occurred in Urda (Toledo),” the federation (RFEA) said in a statement on Thursday on X, offering its support to her family, friends and club teammates. asserted
federation → join → family
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controversy → postpone → Mbappe
Gallego competed for Madrid-based AD Sprint and was a regular participant in Spain’s club championships. asserted
Gallego → compete → championships
Her long jump personal best was 5.90 metres (19.4 feet), set in Antequera in 2023. asserted
best → set → 2023
“There are blows that strike at the very heart of the athletics family. asserted
that → be → family
Today, the sport mourns the passing of Julieta, a life ahead of her that has been unjustly extinguished,” RFEA president Raul Chapado told Spanish newspaper ABC. asserted
Chapado → mourn → ABC
Two high-speed trains collided on Wednesday in the second deadly accident in less than a year on the line connecting Madrid to southern Andalusia. asserted
trains → collide → Andalusia
At least 68 people were killed in the crash and about 80 were injured, 50 of them seriously and 15 critically, said Emiliano Garcia-Page, president of the Castilla-La Mancha regional government. asserted
Page → kill → government
The most seriously injured people were taken to hospitals in the region and in Madrid, the capital. asserted
people → injure → Madrid
Others were assessed at a sports hall near the crash site, where emergency teams sorted them by the severity of their injuries before sending them home or to hospital. asserted
teams → assess → hospital
Survivors treated near the scene had head wounds, facial swelling and bloodied clothing, and many were dazed, according to local media reports. uncertain
many → treat → reports
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