Train driver dies, dozens injured in crash near Barcelona

The crash occurred as a freight train derailed and smashed into the front of a passenger train. Almost 90 people have been confirmed injured, of which nine were hospitalized.

A freight train smashed into a passenger train in Catalonia on Monday, Spanish authorities and the regional rail company said - Deutsche Welle reports

The driver of the passenger train died in the crash, while 86 people were injured, according to regional emergency services. Nine of those hurt were taken to hospital to be treated for moderate to minor injuries.

The collision happened when a cargo train derailed and crashed into a passenger train at the station in Sant Boi de Llobregat, around 14 kilometres from the Catalan capital of Barcelona.