A new incident occurred against the backdrop of two deadly railway accidents in Spain in recent days. Near Cartagena, a passenger train collided with a crane, injuring several people.
In Spain on Thursday, January 22, a new incident occurred on the railway following two deadly accidents in recent days - a passenger train collided with a crane in the port city of Cartagena in southeastern Spain, reported the Spanish railway company Renfe. As a result of the accident, several people sustained minor injuries.
According to Renfe, train services between Cartagena and the nearby town of Los Nietos, located about half an hour away, were interrupted. A company representative emphasized that the crane did not belong to the railway operator.
According to rescue services, the accident occurred in the locality of Alumbrés. Renfe noted that the collision did not lead to the derailment of the suburban train.
Two deadly railway accidents
Just last Sunday, in the area of Adamus in the southern region of Andalusia, a high-speed train derailed and collided with an oncoming train, which also crashed.
According to authorities, 43 people died as a result of that accident, and dozens of injured were hospitalized. The disaster occurred on a straight stretch of track, and the causes of the tragedy are under investigation.
On Tuesday evening near Barcelona, a suburban train ran over debris from a collapsed wall that was lying on the tracks. As a result, an employee of the Catalan suburban transport operator Rodalies de Catalunya was killed, and another 37 passengers were injured.
Union Reaction
Following the two deadly crashes, the Spanish train drivers' union announced a three-day strike set to begin on February 9. Locomotive crews are demanding enhanced safety measures on Spain's railways.
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