Train derailment in Spain leaves 1 dead and 15 injured near Barcelona

A passenger train derailed this Tuesday (20) after a retaining wall fell onto the tracks near Barcelona, ​​Spain. One person died and 15 others were injured, according to emergency authorities and local media. ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp The train was on a regional line between Gelida and Sant Sadurní d’Anoia. According to Spanish state broadcaster TVE, three passengers are in serious condition. The newspaper El País said that the train driver died. According to the local press, the fall of the wall onto the tracks was caused by the heavy rain recorded in the region in the last 24 hours. According to emergency services, 28 Fire Department teams were mobilized to assist passengers. This was the second accident involving passenger trains in less than a week in the country. On Sunday (18), a collision between high-speed trains left 42 dead and more than 100 injured near Adamuz, in the province of Córdoba. Before Tuesday’s derailment, high-speed trains that run between Madrid and Barcelona were already operating at reduced speed. Also this Tuesday, another train on a line that operates in the Barcelona region had its circulation interrupted after losing an axle, according to TVE. *The report is being updated Prime Minister of Spain declares 3 days of mourning after train accident VIDEOS: most watched on g1

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