The Kings are scheduled to travel this Thursday to the University Hospital of Toledo to visit those injured in the Urda railway accident, according to Zarzuela.
The spokesperson for the Government of Castilla-La Mancha, Esther Padilla, has confirmed that the number of people hospitalized in different centers in the region remains at 53, of whom 15 remain in Intensive Care Units (ICU), as a result of the railway disaster recorded this Wednesday after the collision of an AVE train with an Iryo.
In her statement, she detailed that 15 people continue to be admitted to the hospital in Ciudad Real, 36 in the Mancha Centro of Alcázar de San Juan, 41 in the University Hospital of Toledo, 13 in Manzanares, 4 in Valdepeñas and one more in Albacete.
The Royal House has likewise indicated that the Kings have decided to cancel their presence at the presentation of the 24th edition of the Dictionary of the Spanish Language, which was scheduled for this Friday in Madrid.
The King’s message after the disaster
King Felipe VI conveyed "the condolences, support and affection" of the Royal House at a moment "so hard and so difficult" from Bétera (Valencia), where he was to attend the "GRIFO 2026" exercise of the Valencia NBQ Defense Regiment no 1. Maneuver field of the Jaime I Military Base.
In Bétera, the monarch was informed of "the news of the terrible accident of the AVE near Toledo". "The first thing is to lament the terrible accident with apparently the high number of fatalities and many injured. I know that they are in the full process of handling the emergency and are recovering and analyzing all the circumstances," he declared before the media.
Felipe VI indicated that he was able to hold a conversation with the president of Cartilla-La Mancha, Emiliano García Page. After the accident, Zarzuela decided to reduce the schedule planned at the Bétera barracks to facilitate the King’s return as soon as possible.