Two Australians are among 69 people who died in last week’s high-speed train collision after Spanish authorities confirmed the identities of three more victims.

A legal body set up to handle the identification work, made up of police and forensics experts, announced in a statement late on Monday the three latest confirmed victims – two Australians and a Japanese citizen. They have not been named.

In a statement on Wednesday morning, Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed it was providing consular assistance to the families of two Australians who had died.

“We send our deepest condolences to the families at this difficult time.”

Map showing where crash occurred

The Spanish centre for data integration released the following statement on social media: “The families of the 69 individuals have been notified as well as the relevant consular offices in the case of deceased foreign nationals.”

On Tuesday evening the foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, said she sent her “deepest…