"BARCELONA, Spain The roar was deafening inside the train car as it hurtled off the tracks, then slid down a steep slope, ripping open its frame. And then, amid the twisted metal of the wreckage, the cries of the injured and the silence of the dead. Surrounded by bodies after the train accident in southern Spain, one little girl somehow emerged virtually unscathed."
"The mayor of her family's village, located near the ill-fated rail line, said he was finding a measure of solace in the fact this girl was out of harm's way. "There are many people who are very sad for the victims of this terrible accident, but there were also many who survived, like the miracle of the girl who is safe," Punta Umbria's Mayor Jose Carlos Hernandez told reporters Tuesday after leading a minute of silence for the victims."
"At least 41 people were killed in the brutal accident that has shaken the nation and left the 6-year-old child an orphan. Her family's last names are Zamorano Alvarez, the town hall said. but The Associated Press is not disclosing her first name. Punta Umbria has declared three days of mourning for victims including the Zamorano Alvarez family."
A passenger train derailed and slid down a steep slope, ripping open the carriage and leaving twisted wreckage, injured passengers and many dead. At least 41 people were killed, and a 6-year-old girl survived virtually unscathed after escaping through a broken window and being found barefoot on the tracks. The child received stitches for a head wound and is now staying with her grandparents in Cordoba. The Zamorano Alvarez family lost several members seated in the front carriages. Punta Umbria declared three days of mourning and local officials expressed solace and commitment to the child's future.
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