Barcelona, Jan 20, 2026 (AFP) - Spanish commuter train hits wall, several injured: emergency services

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2026-01-21

A commuter train hit a collapsed retaining wall near Barcelona on Tuesday, injuring several people, officials in the Catalonia region of northeastern Spain said. The incident came as the country is still reeling from the collision of two high-speed trains on Sunday in Andalusia, in the south of the country, which left at least 42 people dead. "A retaining wall collapsed onto the tracks, causing an accident involving a passenger train" in the mun......

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