Sevilla City Council has deployed a team of psychologists to Santa Justa station to support relatives of those killed or injured in the Toledo train disaster.

Mayor Jose Luis Sanz said a tent had been installed at the station to provide assistance, while the council would also arrange accommodation for relatives who need somewhere to stay.

Footage taken by the Spanish Eye shows the mayor meeting emergency workers outside the major train station.

Our clips also show how multiple Policia Nacional riot vans, ambulances and red cross vehicles have been stationed around the travel hub in a significant emergency response.

‘We are devastated,’ Sanz said, offering condolences on behalf of the municipal administration.

Sanz said the council had contacted the Junta de Andalucia to offer any resources required.

Both the Iryo and Renfe AVE involved in Wednesday’s collision were travelling from Madrid to Sevilla.

The mayor said he feared people from Sevilla would be among the victims, but stressed that this had not yet been confirmed.

He also said the Junta would declare three days of official mourning.

The council has suspended its scheduled agenda, apart from a legally required meeting on Friday to draw the names of polling station officials, which cannot be postponed.

Security is being reinforced at Santa Justa and in the surrounding area.

Sanz said demand for flights between Sevilla and Madrid had surged following the closure of the high-speed rail line.

‘There are no seats available right now,’ he said.

The mayor also confirmed that former employment minister Fatima Bañez had been aboard one of the trains, with no news of her condition available at the time of his statement.

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