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Spanish train collision outside Barcelona injures scores

Feb 16,2020 7:42 am

At least 155 people have been injured after two trains collided in the Catalonia region of north-eastern Spain, emergency services have said.

The Crash , which occurred around 07:50 (06:50 GMT), took place at a station on The Outskirts of Barcelona.

Local media reported that the trains had been travelling in the same direction and collided while one was parked at The Station .

It is unclear how The Accident happened and officials have yet to comment.

Emergency officials wrote on Twitter that The Crash happened at the Montcada i Reixac - Manresa Station , about 12km (7 miles) from the City Centre .

Writing on Twitter, emergency services said that 150 people were " in a mild condition" and five others had been left with " in a less serious condition".

They added that three people had been transferred to hospital.

Train traffic was briefly disrupted on several lines due to The Accident , the National Rail service Renfe said.

One passenger told RAC1, a local radio station, that " train was full and my carriage, which was The Last one, was completely full" at The Time of the Collision .



Source of news: bbc.com

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