PUTRAJAYA, Jan 22 (Bernama) -- The Foreign Ministry has confirmed that no Malaysian citizens are known to have been involved in a collision between two high-speed trains in Cordoba, Spain on January 18.
The ministry also known as Wisma Putra in its media advisory Thursday said the confirmation was based on the latest information available from the Spanish authorities.
“The Embassy of Malaysia in Madrid has undertaken concerted efforts to verify the possible involvement of Malaysian citizens. This has been carried out through direct engagement with relevant local authorities,” the advisory read.
The ministry added that it will continue to monitor developments closely and provide updates as necessary.
On January 20, media reported that the death toll from the crash stood at 41. Authorities feared that two more bodies could be found in the mangled wreckage.
The trains were travelling along the Malaga-Madrid and Madrid-Huelva routes when they collided near the city of Cordoba in southern Spain at around 7.45 pm local time.
-- BERNAMA
