A woman who was seriously burnt in Wednesday's Spanair accident in Madrid has died in hospital, taking the death toll in the catastrophe to 154.
The 31-year-old woman had 72 percent burns.
Another 18 victims were still receiving treatment, with three in a serious condition.
More than 60 medical examiners are working to identify the dead, and more than 50 have been identified up to Saturday.
Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega, Spain's first deputy prime minister, met some families of the victims and vowed to make everything clear about the accident.
Families of the victims have expressed doubt over statements by Spanair about the plane's mechanical condition. Spanair's executives have insisted that a reported fault had been fixed before the second takeoff attempt, and everything was in accordance with the rules.
An independent commission has been formed by experts from Spain, the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and America's McDonnell Douglas (MD) Group to probe the accident. Their work may last several months.
The Spanair MD-82 plane veered off the runway and caught fire while taking off at Madrid's Barajas airport Wednesday. A mechanical failure was said to have delayed the takeoff for more than a hour.
Source:Xinhua
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