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A tragic end has been brought to the search for a Huelva teenager whose parents believed that she survived the Cordoba rail crash.
Friends and family of Miriam Alberico, 27, last night confirmed their worst nightmare scenario – that she was among the 41 people to have died in the disaster.
Alberico’s family, still hoping to find her alive, searched for her after she had travelled alone from Madrid to Huelva on the Renfe Alvia service 2384.
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In an appeal to find her, they claimed that they’d heard that she had been in hospital for medical tests including chest and spine X-rays but couldn’t locate her.
Her death was confirmed after the misunderstanding.
Eva Mestre Ruiz, a friend of Miriam’s, posted on social media: “Miriam has left us.”
After thanking all who helped to share Alberico’s photo, Mestre Ruiz asked for ‘respect’ as she mourns her loss.
This tragic death is only one of dozens of families that have suffered heartache after losing loved ones to the train crash.
It has been confirmed that four of the five members of a travelling family have also died. Only a six-year old girl remains.
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Pepe Zamorano, Cristina Alvarez, and their son Pepe Alvarez, 12, were joined on the train by Cristina’s daughter, 6, and Felix, their nephew.
The young girl escaped and was taken to the hospital, where she received three stitches on her head.
According to EFE, her grandmother collected her.
The family, from Huelva, had been on an outing to Madrid to watch the Lion King musical and see a match at the Bernabeu stadium – a gift for the children from the Reyes Magos.
During the collision, Oscar Toro, a respected journalist, and Maria Clauss who were returning home in the Alvia train also died.
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Toro has a PhD in Communication from the University of Huelva. He has dedicated his life to the promotion of social communication, teaching at the university and the protection of human rights.
Clauss’s work was primarily focused on photography. He received the Luis Valtuena Award for Humanitarian Photographic Achievement, acted as the creative director of WofestHuelva, and served as vice president of Ateneo de Huelva.
Ricardo Chamorro Caliz, a teacher in Huelva who was preparing students for an exam to become a prison officer in Madrid when he was killed in a car crash.
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The incident occurred when a 57-yearold prison officer was sitting in the cafe to buy a drink. He had been working at a prison in Andalucia while residing in Ceuta.
He had been sitting in Cabin 4 leaving the area with fellow professor Andres Gallardo Vaz and one of their students ‘two minutes before’ the accident, according to local media.
The accident also claimed the life of Gallardo Vas, but there is no information about the student who went to the cafe with them.
The minor injuries suffered by those who were left in their seats are not serious.
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The 41 people who lost their lives in the Cordoba crash train on Sunday night are shown here.
Initial investigations revealed that a rail joint had broken at the location of the accident.
Spanish rail operator Renfe described the circumstances as ‘strange’ and says it could take days for the exact cause of the crash to be determined.
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