Two derailment accidents occurred on suburban rail lines in the northeastern Spanish region of Catalonia on the night of the 20th. The incidents resulted in the death of a train driver and around 37 injuries, 4 of whom are in serious condition.
One of the accidents took place near the town of Gelida in the province of Barcelona. A retaining wall beside the railway suddenly collapsed as a commuter train was passing, causing the train to derail and damaging the locomotive cab.
After the accident, local emergency response systems dispatched 11 medical teams and a fire brigade to the scene. Preliminary speculation suggests that recent heavy rainfall in the area may have loosened the retaining wall, leading to the collapse.
The Catalonia emergency medical service stated that medical teams treated 37 people, most of whom had minor injuries.
The other accident occurred in the province of Girona, where a storm caused rocks to fall onto the tracks, leading to the derailment of a train carrying 10 passengers. Fortunately, no one was injured.
On the evening of the 18th, a derailment and collision accident involving two high-speed trains occurred in the southern Spanish province of Córdoba. Rescue personnel have confirmed that the incident resulted in 42 deaths.