A commuter train accident in northeastern Spain has left at least 20 people injured after a retaining wall collapsed onto railway tracks in the municipality of Gelida, near Barcelona. The incident occurred on Tuesday when the train struck the debris while carrying passengers.
Catalonia’s Civil Protection agency confirmed the accident, and regional emergency services deployed eleven ambulances to the scene. The circumstances surrounding the wall’s collapse and the severity of the injuries have not yet been disclosed.
The incident comes just days after a deadly high-speed train collision in Andalusia, underscoring renewed concerns about rail safety in Spain following a series of serious accidents.
UPDATE
The driver of the Rodalies train that crashed into a wall in Gelida (Barcelona) has died — Officials say, as of now, 1 dead, 14 injured
JUST IN – Barcelona passenger train crashes a day after deadly crash in southern Spain, leaving at least 20 injured. pic.twitter.com/AQtlAAQpF6
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?????? – BREAKING: Another serious train accident in Spain — just 48 hours after the tragic Córdoba crash
A Rodalies commuter train on the R4 line derailed this evening near Gelida (Barcelona) after colliding with a collapsed retaining wall on the tracks.
At least 15 people… pic.twitter.com/zyWFGSRpIq
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