A train driver has been killed and at least 37 people injured, five seriously, after a commuter train derailed and crashed near Barcelona just days on from a deadly two-train collision in southern Spain on Sunday.According to local officials, on Tuesday evening the Rodalies train, travelling between Barcelona and Tarragona, came off the tracks in Sant Jaume de Llierca, about 100km (62 miles) north-west of the city.
The cause of the derailment is currently unknown.
Catalonia’s regional fire service said the train had several carriages and that firefighters were working to free people trapped inside.
Images from the scene show carriages lying at an angle, with debris scattered around the tracks.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez expressed his condolences to the family of the driver and said the government was following the situation closely.
The accident comes after a collision between two trains in Mollina, Malaga province, on Sunday, wich left two women dead and several others injured. That incident is under examination.
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The original article reports on two train derailments in Spain: one near Gélida, Catalonia, and another between Blanes and Maçanet-Massanes, Catalonia, both occurring on Tuesday.It also references a collision in Adamuz, Andalusia, two days prior.
* Gélida Derailment: Searches confirm a train derailment near Gélida on January 16, 2024, attributed to a landslide caused by Storm Filomena. Reuters and
