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A freight carriage derailed and hit a passenger train in Barcelona, Spain
A driver has died and 85 people have been injured, nine of whom required hospitalisation, after a collision between two trains on Monday afternoon, May 16, in the Sant Boi de Llobregat area of Barcelona.
Official sources confirmed that the accident occurred around 6pm, when a freight train derailed at the station entrance, smashing into the cabin of a passenger train that was leaving the station at the same time.
The President of the Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya (FGC), Marta Subirà, explained that the emergency services evacuated around 100 passengers from the trains, while officials are working to determine the cause of the derailment on the Sant Boi tracks.
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She added that no other fatal accidents have occurred on the FGC rail network in recent years.
Meanwhile, the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, has expressed his “regret” to the Catalan leader and offered the “maximum collaboration and solidarity of the Government”.
In a tweet shortly after the accident, Mr Sánchez offered “all our support.”
Acabo de hablar con el president de la Generalitat de Catalunya, @perearagones, tras el accidente de tren en Sant Boi de Llobregat. Le he transmitido nuestro pesar y la máxima colaboración y solidaridad del Gobierno.
— Pedro Sánchez (@sanchezcastejon) May 16, 2022
Tot el nostre suport.
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