Spain rocked by second rail tragedy in days: Barcelona passenger train derails after dozens killed in southern collision

Córdoba, Spain
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At least one person has died and 37 were injured on Tuesday after a passenger train derailed in Gelida, near the Spanish city of Barcelona, a spokesperson for the regional government of Catalonia told CNN.

The incident occurred just two ⁠days after another deadly rail crash in Spain, in which two high-speed trains collided near Adamuz in the southern Córdoba province, killing 41 people.

Tuesday’s accident involved a commuter service on the R4 line — used by thousands of passengers daily –- as the train was traveling between the municipalities of Gelida and Sant Sadurní d’Anoia in the northeast of the country.

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