Former Spanish labour minister Fátima Báñez, 59, is reported missing after Wednesday morning’s train accident near Toledo, according to Mediafax citing Spanish press. Báñez was travelling on one of the two trains involved and was heading to Seville for a conference.

Mediafax describes her as the current president of the CEOE Foundation and a former labour minister in Mariano Rajoy’s government. This article invents no further biography or a current executive role.

The accident happened on Wednesday morning at 08:54, the same source says. Mediafax carries an estimate that about 64 people lost their lives; that figure is presented here as the estimate in the cited piece, not as an independently confirmed final toll.

Without further detail from the Mediafax item we are following, we do not invent victim lists, a technical cause of the collision or an updated toll from other outlets. In this text Báñez’s status remains that of a person reported missing.

The Mediafax report highlights a public figure from Spanish politics and business amid a rail tragedy with a heavy human cost. We do not go beyond what the source states about destination, time and missing status.

Source: O fostă ministră spaniolă, dispărută în accidentul de trenuri de la Toledo | Mediafax