2017 Barcelona train crash
| 2017 Barcelona train crash | |
|---|---|
 The train involved was a RENFE Class 465, similar to this one. | |
| Details | |
| Date | 28 July 2017 ~07:15 CEST (~05:15 UTC) |
| Location | Barcelona França railway station, Barcelona |
| Country | Spain |
| Line | R2 line |
| Operator | Renfe Operadora |
| Incident type | Collision with buffers and derailment |
| Cause | Under investigation |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 1 |
| Injured | 60 |
On 28 July 2017, a passenger train crashed into a buffer stop and derailed at Barcelona França station in Barcelona, Spain. Sixty people were injured, eleven of them seriously, including the driver.[1]
Accident
[edit]The accident happened at about 07:15 CEST (05:15 UTC).[2] A commuter train collided with the buffers at Barcelona França station and derailed.[3] The train was operating a Sant Vicenç de Calders – Barcelona França service on the R2 line.[4]
The train involved was an electric multiple unit of RENFE Class 465, number 210M.[2] Witnesses stated that the train did not brake on entering the station.[5] Fifty-six people were injured,[6] five seriously.[4] Eighteen people were taken to hospital. Victims were taken to four different hospitals in Barcelona.[2]
Investigation
[edit]The Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (ADIF) opened an investigation into the accident.[5] 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.[7] 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.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Investigación del accidente nº 0035/2017" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 June 2021.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Hartley-Parkinson, Richard. "At least 48 people injured in train crash at station in Barcelona". Metro. Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Barcelona train crash injures 54". BBC News Online. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Així va ser l'accident del tren de Rodalies a l'estació de França" [this was the Rodalies train accident at França station] (in Catalan). El País. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- ^ David Guerrero [@Davidguerrero] (28 July 2017). "(untitled tweet)" (Tweet) (in Spanish) – via Twitter.