Spain, the collision and commuter train
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Spain's railway system was under scrutiny on Wednesday after a commuter train crashed near Barcelona, just days after at least 42 people died in a collision between two high-speed trains.A train driver died and 37 people were injured -- several seriously -- late on Tuesday when the commuter train hit a retaining wall that fell onto the tracks in Gelida near Barcelona,
Officials on Tuesday were struggling to identify bodies from the crash near the southern city of Córdoba, which killed at least 41 people.
The derailment occurred on the Madrid–Andalusia route, according to Carina Mejías, a member of Spain’s Congress of Deputies, who confirmed the incident in a public statement
Commuter rail service in Spain's northeastern Catalonia region was suspended Wednesday after a Barcelona commuter train crashed the night before, Spanish authorities said. At least one person died in the Barcelona-area crash,