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Aragon Government Suspends Agenda in Mourning for Toledo Rail Accident

The Government of Aragon has suspended its official agenda as a sign of mourning for the Toledo rail accident, including the presentation of the autonomous community's budget, scheduled for Thursday. The executive has offered medical helicopters to help in the tragedy, which has left at least 46 people dead, according to Civil Protection.
Aragon Government Suspends Agenda in Mourning for Toledo Rail Accident

President Jorge Azcón, who has canceled his participation in a presentation at the Príncipe Felipe Pavilion this Wednesday, posted his support on social media for “emergency teams and the passengers’ families and loved ones.” “I am following the news of the rail accident in Toledo with concern,” he commented.

The secretary-general of the PSOE party in Aragon, Pilar Alegría, also spoke out on X, saying she was “deeply shaken by the information reaching us about the rail accident that occurred this morning.” She also sent her “affection to those affected and their families” and her “recognition to the emergency services.”

CHA has likewise canceled its activities as a sign of respect. “We send our affection and condolences to those affected by the Toledo rail accident and to their families,” its statement said.

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