The fourth train accident in Spain in the last four days: Several people were injured, one is in serious condition
Commuter train involved in rail incident near Cartagena. Photo: Capture X
A commuter train collided with a construction crane in the city of Cartagena, injuring several people, one of them seriously, TVE and Reuters report. This being the fourth rail incident in Spain since Sunday evening so far,
Thursday's accident took place in Cartagena, in the Murcia region, TVE said.
Spanish rail operator Adif said traffic on that line was interrupted due to “the entry into the rail infrastructure of a crane that does not belong to the rail operation,” without giving further details.
Choque de train line FEVE Cartagena Los Nietos con heridos
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Train mechanics call for nationwide strike
On Wednesday, Spain's largest train drivers' union called a three-day national strike from February 9-11 to demand measures to guarantee rail safety after three derailments in 48 hours caused dozens of accidents, including two drivers.
A commuter train derailed on Tuesday after a retaining wall collapsed onto the tracks during torrential rain in Gelida, near Barcelona, ​​killing the driver and seriously injuring four passengers.
This accident happened after two trains collided near Adamuz in the southern province of Cordoba on Sunday in one of Europe's worst rail accidents. A train driver was among the 43 people who died.
A third train derailment occurred on the regional network in Barcelona on Tuesday, but there were no injuries. This was caused by a rock falling on the line during the same storm, rail network operator Adif said.
“The serious accidents in Adamuz and Gelida, both resulting in casualties, represent a turning point in the demand for all necessary measures to guarantee the safety of railway operations,” said the rail operators' union SEMAF in a statement.
He added that he will request the criminal liability of “those responsible for ensuring the safety of the railway infrastructure”.
A Romanian was on a video call when the train from Spain derailed. “Total chaos” at the scene of the tragedy
SEMAF warned Adif in a letter last August about severe wear and tear on the rail where the two trains collided, according to a copy of the letter seen by Reuters, saying potholes, bumps and imbalances in overhead power lines were causing frequent breakdowns and damaging trains on several of the network's high-speed lines.
