Two days after the serious accident between two trains in Córdoba, southern Spain, which so far left 42 dead, the derailment of two other trains, one in Barcelona and the other in Girona. At least one person died and 15 others were injured, some seriously.
As reported Antenna 3these are trains from the Rodalies company: one derailed between the Gélida and Sant Sadurní d’Anoia stations (Barcelona), and the other between Maçanet Massanes and Tordera (Girona).
According to the Renfe operator, the accident in Barcelona was caused when A retaining wall fell on the track area of line R4between Gélida and Sant Sadurní d’Anoia, and caused the train to derail.
At the moment, a death was recorded, the train driverand 15 other people were injured. Local media report five seriously injured.
Meanwhile, the accident in Girona It was recorded on line R1, between the Maçanet Massanes and Tordera stations. It would have been caused by the presence of stones that fell on the tracks due to a storm. At the moment it is unknown if there were any injuries.
Due to the derailment in Barcelona, The first hypotheses point to heavy rains that have hit Catalonia in recent days may have destabilized the retaining wall, he indicated The Country.
On social networks, the Catalunian Medical Emergency System reported that “Due to this train accident, the SEM is treating at least 15 affected people.”
In addition, he indicated that “11 ambulances and a joint Fire and SEM team have been activated so far.
For its part, Antenna 3 reported that in Girona the episode occurred due to the departure of an axle when it collided with a rock that had fallen on the road as a result of the storm.
