Driver Dies: Train Derails Near Barcelona

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