A commuter train near Barcelona slammed into debris from a collapsed retaining wall Tuesday, killing one person and injuring dozens in Spain’s second fatal rail accident in just days.
The crash is likely to intensify scrutiny of transport safety, coming two days after a collision between two high-speed trains in southern Andalusia that killed 42 people, Spain’s deadliest rail disaster in more than a decade.
Catalonia’s civil protection agency said a retaining wall collapsed onto the tracks in the municipality of Gelida, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) west of Barcelona, triggering the accident involving a passenger train.
Regional Interior Minister Nuria Parlon told local media that one person was killed and 37 others were injured, several of them seriously.
“We regret to announce the death of one of the passengers on the train,” Parlon said, adding that authorities had not yet completed the identification process. She said five of those treated were in serious condition.
