A minute of silence in Madrid for victims of train crash in Spain

Dozens of people gathered outside Madrid's town hall Wednesday to observe a minute of silence for victims of a fatal train accident that killed 69 people

and injured dozens more in central Spain.

The tribute turned into a demonstration against the government.

People outside Madrid's town hall observing a minute of silence holding banners reading "Corruption kills," a dig at the country's government blaming

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Transport Minister Oscar Puente for the crash, the second deadly train collision this year.

Members of opposition Popular Party with leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo, delegate of the central government Pilar Trinidad, and other politicians

and public figures gather at Cibeles Square.

All paying tribute to the dozens killed when a high-speed train travelling from Madrid to Seville slammed into another train that had stopped on the tracks Wednesday

The incident happened in Urda,Toledo province, central Spain. The moving train struck the rear of the stationary train derailing two carriages.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedros Sanchez arrived at the site and declared three days of national mourning.

He said "Today all of Spain is grieving," and called for increased safety measures to restore confidence in a high-speed rail system that was once a source of national pride.

"It is unacceptable for a country like Spain to suffer two high-speed rail accidents in the same year," Sanchez, who is facing a national election on November 29, said.

A passenger, originally from the Philippines, sustained a lip injury from the impact, she described what happened.

Passenger and tourist originally from the Philippines Arabella Barilea said "In a split of seconds, it happened very quick. In a split of second,

I found myself like I saw him on the aisle, like he flew from the aisle and then I was already on his seat because I'm on the window side. I'm sitting on the window side.

So and then we're sitting on that 4 chairs like you're facing each other and you have a table in between. So that table also, I mean got removed from from where it was.

Yeah, maybe that's the one that hit my lips and all that."

Four Chinese nationals were also on the train, one sustained a leg injury.