MADRID, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from Wednesday's high-speed train collision in Spain's Toledo province has risen to 74, according to a preliminary report published Thursday by Spain's independent transport accident investigation authorities AITAT.
The authorities said the death toll remained provisional, with a "very high" number of the injuried yet to be confirmed. According to Spanish news agency EFE, this marked the first time the authority formally reported a death toll of the accident, as previous figures had been released by officials at the collision site. ■