Spain hit by another train crash: Barcelona incident kills one, injures 37

A train crash near Barcelona in northeastern Spain left at least one person dead and 37 others injured as emergency crews worked overnight to manage the rescue operations.

According to authorities, the commuter train collided with a retaining wall that had fallen onto the tracks near Gelida, a town about 37 kilometers (23 miles) outside Barcelona, Caliber.Az reports via foreign media.

The victim of the incident was a trainee train driver. Among the 37 people affected, five sustained serious injuries, while six were in less critical condition. Most of those injured had been traveling in the first car of the train.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez acknowledged the crash in the Barcelona area, posting on X: “All my affection and solidarity with the victims and their families.”

Following the accident, commuter rail service in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region was halted on January 21.

The suspension of commuter rail services caused severe traffic congestion on roads leading into Barcelona. Catalonia’s regional authorities urged residents to limit nonessential travel and requested that companies permit remote work while the disruption persisted.

News of this accident, arriving just days after Spain’s deadliest railway disaster since 2013, left many in shock.

Emergency teams were still searching the wreckage from the January 18 high-speed train crash in southern Spain, which killed at least 42 people and injured dozens, roughly 800 kilometres (497 miles) away.

A three-day period of national mourning had been declared while investigators worked to determine the cause.

By Jeyhun Aghazada