22 Injured as Engine Collides With Passenger Train
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Firefighters gather near the site where a commuter train derailed in the northeast of Barcelona, Spain, on Nov. 20, 2018. (Pau Barrena/AFP via Getty Images)
MADRID—Officials said Monday that 22 people were hospitalized after a regional passenger train and a locomotive collided head-on in northeastern Spain.
The regional government of northeast Catalonia said five of the 22 were in serious condition.
The collision occurred late Sunday near the town of Vila-seca, south of Barcelona. There were 75 passengers on the train.
Spain’s Adif railway infrastructure company said the freight train engine had a brake problem. The collision continues to be under investigation.
Traffic on the line remained interrupted Monday.