Spanish authorities have identified 66 of the 69 people killed in last week's high-speed train collision near Urda, in Toledo province.

The crash happened on October 28, when a Renfe train hit the rear of a stationary Iryo train on the Madrid-Seville high-speed line.

The death toll stays provisionally at 69, the High Court of Justice of Castilla-La Mancha said on November 2, as reported by RTVE.

Of those identified, 54 were Spanish and 12 were foreign citizens, including four Americans.

The other foreign victims came from Argentina, Canada, the Czech Republic, France, Japan, Mexico, Portugal and Tunisia, one from each country.

The three victims still to be identified are also believed to be foreign nationals.

Investigators identified 53 victims through fingerprints. DNA testing confirmed the other 13.

Forensic institutes in Toledo and Ciudad Real, the National Institute of Toxicology and the Civil Guard's criminalistics service have all worked on the identifications.

Families of 60 identified victims have been told, and 47 bodies have been released to relatives so funerals can go ahead.

Three missing-person reports remain open, for two Australians and one Japanese national. Officials have not said whether they match the unidentified victims.

The November 2 update covered the victims and the forensic work. It gave no findings on what caused the collision.

Read the full article for more on the identification work and the families still waiting.