King Felipe and Queen Letizia appear emotional as they visit injured survivors of Spanish train crash in hospital

King Felipe and Queen Letizia were moved to tears while meeting with survivors of the horrific rail crash that claimed the lives of at least 69 people in Toledo this week.Spain's royal couple headed to the Toledo University Hospital on Thursday, where those injured in the disaster are receiving medical care.Their visit coincided with the beginning of a three-day period of national mourning across Spain and the Canary Islands in honour of those who lost their lives in the high-speed train collision, which occurred near Urda in Toledo on Wednesday.The Royal Household has temporarily postponed all official engagements during this period as a mark of respect.Dressed in a grey suit, King Felipe was greeted by the Emiliano García-Page, President of Castilla-La Mancha, upon his arrival at the hospital, while Queen Letizia arrived wearing a black suit.As they reflected the gravity of the tragedy, the couple maintained a solemn demeanour as they prepared to meet with survivors - 15 of whom are in the ICU - along with their families, as well as offering their gratitude to medical staff. King Felipe and Queen Letizia were moved to tears while meeting with survivors of the horrific rail crash that claimed the lives of at least 69 people in Toledo this week Spain's royal couple headed to the Toledo University Hospital on Thursday, where those injured in the disaster are receiving medical care Their visit coincided with the beginning of a three-day period of national mourning across Spain and the Canary Islands in honour of those who lost their lives in the high-speed train collision, which occurred near Urda in Toledo on WednesdayFollowing the meeting, both monarchs became visibly emotional, with both appearing to brush away tears while the King read a statement from his phone. The couple attended without their daughters, Princess Leanor and Infanta Sofía, who are both away at university.However, they were joined at the hospital by Emiliano García-Page, the Minister of Education, Milagros Tolón, and the regional health minister, Jesús Fernández Sanz, as reported by HELLO!. Speaking to local press on Wednesday, King Felipe expressed his condolences and support for the victims during 'such a difficult time' following the 'terrible accident'. He also praised the work of emergency services.The horror crash occurred shortly before 9am on Wednesday, when a train travelling from Madrid to Seville collided with a stationary one on the same route, causing carriages on both trains to derail. It left at least 69 people dead and more than 100 injured in scenes described as 'apocalyptic' by surviving passengers, who said the damage was 'as if a bomb had been planted'. With the death toll still expected to rise, questions remain over the technical room 'error' which caused the smash.Spain's Transport Minister Oscar Puente told reporters an 'inexplicable' order from a central command unit was to blame after a security system failed. Investigators survey debris amongst the damaged carriages of the train crash between two high-speed trains Dressed in a grey suit, King Felipe was greeted by the Emiliano García-Page, President of Castilla-La Mancha, upon his arrival at the hospital As they reflected the gravity of the tragedy, the couple maintained a solemn demeanour as they prepared to meet with survivors - 15 of whom are in the ICU - along with their families, as well as offering their gratitude to medical staff Violent demonstrations erupted in Madrid on Wednesday evening amid growing public anger over the failures that led to the deadly train collision All trains on a stretch of 63km had been drawn to a halt due to the computer malfunction, but central command told a Renfe train to restart its journey without any speed restrictions.A little more than 20 minutes later at 8.53am, it smashed into the back of the stationary Iryo train 100 miles south of Madrid, leaving carriages totally destroyed and derailed. It was reported that the locomotive was capable of travelling at speeds of 185mph.Mr Puente said the control centre 'had more than enough time to verify the error, and they did not fix it.'He added: 'The decision to resume traffic, while that system had not been restored, belongs to the control centre.' That smash raised widespread concern about the safety of the nation's railways, with Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez declaring the situation 'not acceptable' following Wednesday's incident.He said Spain would observe three days of mourning, while opposition leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo suspended campaigning but said: 'Spain has the right to know what is going on with its infrastructure.'Violent demonstrations erupted in Madrid on Wednesday evening amid growing public anger over the failures that led to the deadly train collision. It comes after an audio recording from the control centre, which was made minutes before the crash, revealed how operators failed to warn one of the train drivers of the impending collision.Riots erupted outside the Ministry of Transport, with protesters demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and transport minister Oscar Puente.This is Spain’s third deadly railway disaster this year, following two crashes in January, one of which killed 47 people and the other of which claimed the life of the train driver, with dozens more injured.