Barcelona rail crash kills 1 days after deadly train wreck in Spain’s south

Al JazeeraCenterEN 2 min read 100% complete by Al JazeeraJanuary 21, 2026 at 03:51 AM

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A commuter train crashed outside Barcelona in Gelida, Catalonia, on Tuesday, killing one person and injuring 37 others. The train collided with rubble from a retaining wall that collapsed onto the tracks, likely due to heavy rains. The train driver died, and four people sustained serious injuries. This incident occurred just two days after a separate train collision in Andalusia, southern Spain, which killed at least 42 people. Spain had begun a three-day mourning period for the victims of the earlier accident when the Barcelona crash occurred. The first collision happened when a train derailed and crashed into an incoming train near Adamuz, Cordoba province.

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Spain

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