2017 Barcelona train crash

On 28 July 2017, a passenger train crashed into a buffer stop and derailed at Barcelona França station in Barcelona, Spain. Fifty-six people were injured, five seriously.

2017 Barcelona train crash
The train involved was a RENFE Class 465, similar to this one.
Details
Date28 July 2017
~07:15 CEST (~05:15 UTC)
LocationBarcelona França railway station, Barcelona
CountrySpain
LineR2 line
OperatorRenfe Operadora
Incident typeCollision with buffers and derailment
CauseUnder investigation
Statistics
Trains1
Injuries56

Accident

The accident happened at about 07:15 CEST (05:15 UTC).[1] A commuter train collided with the buffers at Barcelona França station and derailed.[2] The train was operating a Sant Vicenç de Calders – Barcelona França service on the R2 line.[3]

The train involved was an electric multiple unit of RENFE Class 465, number 210M.[1] Witnesses stated that the train did not brake on entering the station.[4] Fifty-six people were injured,[5] five seriously.[3] Eighteen people were taken to hospital. Victims were taken to four different hospitals in Barcelona.[1]

Investigation

The Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (ADIF) opened an investigation into the accident.[4] The Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes Ferroviarios (CIAF) is also responsible for investigating railway accidents in Spain. Its staff were seen on site following the accident.[6] The train driver was found not to have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The train event recorder was recovered from the train.[5]

References
  1. Perring, Rebecca (28 July 2017). "BREAKING: Barcelona train crash - scores injured as rush-hour service ploughs into station". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  2. Congostrina, Alfonso L.; Blanchar, Clara. "40 heridos en el accidente de un tren de Rodalies en Barcelona" [40 injured in a Rodalies train accident in Barcelona] (in Spanish). El País. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  3. Hartley-Parkinson, Richard. "At least 48 people injured in train crash at station in Barcelona". Metro. Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  4. "Barcelona train crash injures 54". BBC News Online. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  5. "Així va ser l'accident del tren de Rodalies a l'estació de França" [this was the Rodalies train accident at França station] (in Spanish). El País. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  6. David Guerrero [@Davidguerrero] (28 July 2017). "(untitled tweet)" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.
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