Kids & Family

3 Victims of Spain Train Wreck Lived in Annandale, Attended Church in Fairfax

One member of the church was killed, two others injured.

Among the 80 people killed in the train wreck in Spain caught on a chilling video Wednesday was one American, Ana-Maria Cordoba, a member of St. Mary of Sorrows Parish in Fairfax and lived in Annandale.

The Catholic News Service reported the death on Thursday. Mrs. Cordoba had been traveling with her husband, Philippe, and daughter, Christina, a rising senior at Bishop O'Connell High School in Arlington, the news service reported.

Philippe and Christina Cordoba were listed in stable condition at the local hospital, the news service reported, adding that the family members were en route to meet the Cordoba's son, Santiago, who had just completed a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela.

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Mrs. Cordoba was a benefits specialist for Virginia's Arlington Diocese, Catholic News reported, and WTOP reported the family lives in Annandale.

The train wrecked Wednesday night in the northwestern Spanish town of Santiago de Compostela. Video of the train wreck shows it racing into view, then derailing while taking a curve.

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The cars crashed into a wall of concreted and flipped onto their sides while skidding along the tracks.

Deputy State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf has confirmed that one American was killed and at least five U.S. citizens were injured, according to CNN.

 


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