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Spain's king and queen attend memorial service for rail crash victims

Spain's king and queen attend memorial service for rail crash victims
Image caption, Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia were greeted by bishops as they arrived at the funeral mass on Tuesday

Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia were among those who have attended a memorial service in tribute to the 69 victims of last month's deadly train crash.

The accident occurred when one train, travelling at high speed, ploughed into the back of another that was stationary on the Madrid-Seville line, near the small town of Urda, about 40 miles from Toledo.

It was the worst rail tragedy in Spain since 2013. Twenty-eight people remain in hospital.

"The tragic accident in Urda has left our families, our towns and our society with a pain that is difficult to accept," Archbishop Cerro Chaves told those present.

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