Train crash leaves 150 people injured in Spain 

Two trains collided near Barcelona this morning, leaving more than 150 passengers injured.

One train crashed into the back of another at a station in Montcada i Reixac, a town just north of Barcelona, during rush hour at 7.50am local time.

Emergency services for Catalonia said that 150 people passengers sustained light injuries, while five were in a moderate condition.

Three people have been taken to hospital with injuries such as a broken ankle, local media report. 

Two trains have collided near Barcelona, leaving several dozen people hurt, Spanish officials said

Emergency services for Catalonia are seen evacuating passengers from the train today

Emergency services rushed to the scene and evacuated passengers from the two trains.

Initial reports suggest that one train was travelling at speed and crashed into another stationary convoy that had stopped at the platform in Montcada i Reixac.

‘There was a collision between two trains at 7:50 am at the Montcada i Reixac-Manresa station, on the line heading to Barcelona, that’s to say one train ran into the back of another,’ a spokesman for the state rail operator said.  

Emergency services for Catalonia are seen evacuating passengers from the train today 

A spokeswoman for the SEM regional emergency services said: ‘There were 155 people affected of which 150 were lightly injured and five who were moderately hurt.’ 

She said 18 medical units had been deployed to the area, which is located six miles north of Barcelona. 

Ester Capella, the Catalan government’s representative in Madrid, told Spanish National Radio that officials are investigating the incident.

Rail traffic along the line was suspended in both directions and Renfe had opened an investigation into what happened, spokesman for the state rail operator said.

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