One wave comes after another. According to Xinhua News Agency, two derailments occurred on a suburban railway line in the Catalonia Autonomous Region in northeastern Spain on the evening of the 20th, killing a train driver and injuring about 20 people, four of whom were seriously injured. One of the accidents occurred near the town of Hélida in the province of Barcelona.The retaining wall next to the railway suddenly collapsed when a commuter train passed by, causing the train to derail and damaging the front cab..
After the accident, the local emergency rescue system sent 11 first aid teams and a fire brigade to the scene. It was initially speculated that the cause of the accident may be the loosening of the retaining wall caused by recent heavy rainfall in the area.
Another accident occurred in the province of Girona, where a train carrying 10 passengers derailed after the storm caused rocks to fall onto the tracks. Fortunately, no one was injured.
It is worth noting that on the 18th of this month, two high-speed trains collided and derailed in Spain, resulting in 42 deaths, 37 missing, and more than 170 injuries.
The cause of the accident is currently under investigation. One of the key points is that there may be defects in the welding parts of the rails.
From a picture leaked on the Internet, it seems that the railway track has suffered man-made damage, and a long section has disappeared (it is also said that the welding joint broke and was carried away by the wheel), however, the official has not yet released the final investigation results, and the specific reasons have yet to be disclosed.
