Four people lost their lives and three were injured on Sunday evening in a train accident in Spain, in Catalonia, emergency services said.
The accident happened when a group of seven people were trying to cross the railway in Montmelo, about 20 kilometres north of Barcelona, emergency services in Catalonia wrote on X (formerly the Twitter platform).
According to Spanish media, a music festival was taking place near the accident site on the eve of a Catalan holiday. The emergency services sent nine ambulances and a helicopter to the scene.
“We searched for other possible victims near the train. We did not find any and transported the injured to the ambulance,” regional firefighters shared on the same social media platform.
Train accident in Spain. Authorities sent condolences to the families of the victims
Madrid’s Transport Minister Raquel Sanchez sent condolences to the families of the victims. Pere Aragones, head of Catalonia’s regional government, said he was “completely devastated” by the tragedy. Police are investigating the causes of the accident, he said.
Around 170 passengers were on board the commuter train, but they did not require medical attention. However, rail traffic was suspended in the area after the deadly accident.
In June 2010, an express train hit a group of people crossing the tracks to reach the beach in Castelldefels, killing 12 of them.
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