Platja de Castelldefels railway station 23 km (14 mi) SW from Barcelona
Country
Spain
Line
Madrid–Barcelona
Operator
Renfe Operadora
Incident type
Collision with people on the line
Statistics
Trains
1
Deaths
12
Injured
14
The Castelldefels train accident occurred on 23 June 2010 when a passenger train struck a group of people who were crossing the railway on the level at Platja de Castelldefels station to the southwest of Barcelona, in Catalonia, Spain. Twelve people were killed, and fourteen injured: all victims but one Romanian were of Latin American origin, with a majority from Ecuador.[1]
The accident occurred on St. John's Eve,[2][3][4] a major celebration in Spain and in several other European countries. The victims were apparently trying to get to the beach less than 200 metres (660 ft) from the station, where a concert by Ecuadorian singer Rubén de Rey had been organized.[1] It was the worst railway accident in Spain since the Valencia Metro derailment in July 2006 killed 43 and injured 47 others.[5][6]
^ ab"Confusión hasta última hora sobre el número de muertos en Castelldefels". El País (in Spanish). 27 June 2010.
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^"10 killed in Spain as train hits revelers". France 24. 24 June 2010. Archived from the original on 27 June 2010. Retrieved 24 June 2010..
^"Un tren siega 12 vidas y deja 14 heridos en el apeadero de Castelldefels Platja". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). 24 June 2010.
^"12 killed as train slams into festival goers". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 24 June 2010..
^"El segundo accidente más grave en España de los últimos 30 años". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). 24 June 2010..
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