The president of the Junta de Andalucía, Juanma Moreno, this Tuesday expressed his sorrow for the 69 victims of the train accident in Urda (Toledo) --16 of them Andalusians-- and he recalled that "we are suffering the same pain again" as that experienced less than a year ago with the accident in Adamuz (Córdoba). In this context, he reiterated that Andalusia will "push" so that the causes of both incidents are clarified and that "avoid" rail tragedies of this magnitude.
"I want us, from Andalusia, to push a lot so that we investigate exactly why we had these two serious accidents in less than nine months, so that it doesn’t happen again and we don’t have to go through this suffering again," Moreno said to the media before attending the funeral mass held at the Cathedral of Toledo, a ceremony attended by the Kings Felipe VI and Letizia.
The head of the Andalusian Executive emphasized that "after Adamuz, nine months later, we are living the same anxiety, the same suffering and the same pain again. In many places in Andalusia, masses are being held to accompany these families."
Moreno also referred to the contact he has maintained with relatives of some of the victims during the funeral mass officiated this Monday at the Cathedral of Seville. "When one embraces a mother and she asks you if you have a son, and she tells you not to stop kissing him because perhaps it will be the last time, that stays with you. You empathize a lot," he said, stressing the harshness of the moment and the need to accompany those affected.