Driver killed and several injured after train derails near Barcelona, local media report

A prepare driver has been killed and at the very least 37 individuals injured, 5 critically, after a commuter prepare derailed and crashed close to Barcelona simply days on from a lethal two-train collision in southern Spain on Sunday.

In accordance with native officers, on Tuesday night the Rodalies prepare collided with a retaining wall which fell onto the observe between Gelida and Sant Sadurní.

Catalonia regional fireplace Inspector Claudi Gallardo mentioned all passengers had been faraway from the prepare.

The incident occurred as heavy storms battered north-eastern Spain, as coastal areas within the east and north-west of Spain are on excessive alert due to the climate.

Eleven ambulances had been on the scene in Gelida, Catalonia – round 35km (21.7 miles) west of Barcelona – treating these injured, emergency providers mentioned.

The native fireplace service mentioned 35 crews had been despatched to the world and one passenger trapped contained in the prepare had been rescued.

In a later replace it mentioned that no-one remained inside and that its crews had been conducting a sweep of the world to rule out any additional victims.

Emergency providers mentioned that they had evacuated a few of the injured to close by Moisès Broggi, Bellvitge, and Vila Franca hospitals.

In addition to the 5 critically injured individuals, six had been in a much less critical situation and 26 had been in a “delicate” situation, emergency medical providers mentioned.

One other prepare on the Barcelona commuter community additionally derailed on Tuesday.

“The axle was struck by a rock dislodged by the storm,” Spain’s rail community operator Adif mentioned in an announcement.

The prepare was working between Blanes and Maçanet-Massanes, north-east of Barcelona.

No accidents have been reported and providers have been suspended.

About 400,000 commuters are anticipated to be with out prepare providers on Wednesday morning, Spanish newspaper El Pais reported.

Companies throughout the Rodalies commuter rail community have been suspended fully whereas security checks are carried out.

Rail operators are anticipated to satisfy with authorities after the inspections.

The crashes in Catalonia come two days after two high-speed trains collided in Adamuz, Andalusia, in one of many worst Spanish rail accidents in over a decade.

At the least 42 individuals are recognized to have died after carriages on a Madrid-bound prepare derailed and crossed over to the other tracks after which collided with an oncoming high-speed prepare.