Spain began three days of mourning(哀悼) on Thursday for at least 69 people who died in a high-speed rail collision(相撞), as hospitals continued to treat dozens of injured passengers and train drivers went on strike(举行罢工) to urge(呼吁、敦促) more investment in railway safety.
周四，西班牙开始为期三天的哀悼，悼念在一场高铁相撞事故中遇难的至少69人。与此同时，医院仍在救治数十名受伤乘客，火车司机则举行罢工，呼吁加大对铁路安全的投入。
The trains – one from Spain’s state-owned(国有的) Renfe and the other from the private rail company Iryo – were travelling from Madrid towards the southern region of Andalucía on Wednesday when they collided(相撞) just before 9am. After the Iryo train came to a halt, the other slammed into its rear, knocking several carriages off the track near Urda in the central region of Castilla-La Mancha.(Iryo列车停下后，另一列撞上其尾部，导致数节车厢在卡斯蒂利亚-拉曼恰大区中部的乌尔达附近脱轨。)
这两列火车——一列属于西班牙国有的Renfe公司，另一列属于私营铁路公司Iryo——周三从马德里开往南部的安达卢西亚大区，在上午9点前相撞。Iryo列车停下后，另一列撞上了它的尾部，导致数节车厢在卡斯蒂利亚-拉曼恰大区中部的乌尔达附近脱轨。
Spain’s foreign ministry(外交部) said 42 foreign citizens from seven countries were involved in(卷入、涉及) the crash, adding that one had been killed and at least seven injured.
西班牙外交部表示，来自七个国家的42名外国公民卷入了这起事故，其中1人死亡、至少7人受伤。