Barcelona train crash injures 54 [BBC News]





Date: 28/07/2017

At least 54 people have been injured, one seriously, after a train crashed at a station in the Spanish city of Barcelona, officials now say. The incident happened during the morning rush hour at the Francia station, in the city centre. Reports said the train did not brake when entering the station, hitting the buffers at the platform. Dozens of emergency personnel were sent to the station, with most of the injured being treated at the platform.


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Train crash in Barcelona injures 54
Commuter train which slammed into the end of the platform during the morning rush hour at Francia station in the Spanish city of Barcelona on 28 July 2017- image obtained from Ungatodecheshire Instagram account

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The train did not brake when entering the station, hitting the buffers at the platform, reports say.