The president of China, Xi Jinping, has sent this Thursday a message of condolence to King Felipe VI following the high-speed train accident in the province of Toledo, a disaster that, for now, has resulted in 69 deaths and more than 200 injuries.
According to the official agency Xinhua, in his communication the Chinese head of state conveys "his profound condolences to the victims and his sincere solidarity with the affected families on behalf of the Chinese government and people, upon learning that the accident had caused numerous victims".
Xi Jinping also takes the opportunity in his note to wish "a speedy recovery to those injured in the tragic accident". In parallel, the Chinese prime minister, Li Qiang, has sent another message of condolence to the Spanish government president, Pedro Sánchez.
The disaster took place on Wednesday morning, when an AVE from Renfe rammed into a train from the company Iryo that remained stopped on the same track due to a failure in the ZBS system. This is the most serious railway accident recorded in Spain since the one in Angrois, which occurred in July 2013.