Spain crash survivor's daughter credits policewoman with saving her father

ITV News adds a family's account of lifesaving first aid to its reporting on the search for missing passengers.

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Officials in Spain give update about survivors after deadly train crash

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0:12Cecilio Liebana says DNA testing confirmed his nephew's death after the crash.
0:29Cari Davies reports that authorities consider the chances of finding remaining missing passengers alive extremely slim.
1:12Carmen Hernandez Marcos credits policewoman Noelia's tourniquet with saving her father Rafael's life.
2:04Emergency doctor Alvaro Thomas Balaguer describes the hospital's medical and emotional response to arriving patients.
2:33Pedro Sánchez visits Toledo amid opposition calls for his resignation, before addressing public trust and the investigation.

Carmen Hernandez Marcos has a name for the policewoman who helped her father survive Spain's train crash: Noelia. Speaking outside the University Hospital of Toledo, she tells ITV News that the officer applied the tourniquet that saved Rafael Hernandez's life.

Her account brings a hospital perspective to coverage of the disaster, alongside the families still waiting for information about missing relatives. ITV reports that the collision killed 69 people after a high-speed express struck a stationary train on the Madrid-Seville line.

In Toledo, reporter Cari Davies says authorities have warned families that the chances of finding those still missing alive are extremely slim. Cecilio Liebana describes learning that his nephew had died, with DNA testing confirming his identity amid the initial confusion.

Footage shows emergency responders searching the wreckage. At the hospital, emergency doctor Alvaro Thomas Balaguer describes both the medical response to the arriving patients and its emotional impact on staff.

The report also follows Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's visit to Toledo and his televised address about public trust and the government's investigation. According to ITV, opposition leaders are calling for his resignation as Spain observes its national mourning period.

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