US EditionSecond Fatal Train Crash Shocks Spain as Death Toll in the First Collision Rises to 43
The retaining wall collapse caused by heavy rainfall killed a conductor in training and injured 37 passengers, prompting safety checks and suspensions on Rodalies commuter services.
- On Tuesday night, a Rodalies commuter train struck a retaining wall that had fallen onto the tracks between Gelida, Catalonia and Sant Sadurní, killing a conductor in training and injuring at least 37 people.
- Amid heavy storms, Adif said the containment wall likely collapsed due to heavy rainfall and reported a separate storm-displaced rock incident between Blanes and Mañanet-Massanes, prompting Rodalies services suspensions and inspections as the Spanish Union of Railway Drivers had warned of track flaws.
- Emergency services deployed 11 ambulances and 35 fire crews, evacuating injured passengers to Moisès Broggi, Bellvitge and Vilafranca hospitals; five were serious, six less serious, and 26 mild.
- Rodalies commuter services across the Barcelona network were suspended for safety checks, affecting about 400,000 commuters and causing major traffic jams, while regional authorities urged reduced travel and remote work.
- The crash came two days after a deadly high-speed collision near Adamuz, Andalusia, with at least 42 fatalities and three days of national mourning as investigations proceed.
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Second rail tragedy hits Spain as commuter train derails near Barcelona, killing 1, injuring 37
A commuter passenger train derailed on Tuesday (local time) in Gelida, near the Spanish city of Barcelona, leaving the driver dead and 37 passengers injured, CNN reported, citing a spokesperson for the Catalan Regional Government.
They sent a letter at 15h, and they got no answer.
Another train crashes in Spain, killing 1 person, days after fatal hig
GELIDA, Spain (AP) — Commuter rail service in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region was suspended Wednesday after a Barcelona commuter train crashed the night before, Spanish authorities said. At least one person died in the Barcelona-area crash, and 37 others were injured as crews worked at night to complete the rescue effort. The train hit a retaining wall that fell onto the tracks, authorities said. The news late Tuesday of another train cras…
Another train accident rocked Spain. On Tuesday (January 20, 2026) evening local time, a commuter train derailed and crashed into a rail line near Barcelona. This incident killed a driver and injured at least 37 people, five of whom were in serious condition. Local officials reported that the Rodalies train hit a retaining wall that collapsed onto the tracks between the Gelida and Sant Sadurní areas. This incident occurred just days after anothe…
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