A collision of two trains in Vila-seca leaves 20 passengers injured

06/12/2022 at 23:07

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Among the 20 injured of varying severity, two people have had to be evacuated in SEM ambulances

A passenger train and one locomotive They collided this Sunday around 10 p.m. at the height of Vila-seca, in Tarragona. The clash, which has caused several dozen injuries, has taken place at the height of the polygon. About 100 people were traveling on the passenger train.

Among the 20 injured of varying severity, two people have had to be evacuated in SEM ambulances, according to the ‘Diari de Tarragona’. They are a 19-year-old man and a 75-year-old woman.

Civil Protection has announced on Twitter that the Bombers are already acting on the scene evacuating the affected passengers. The accident has caused the paralysis of the circulation on the tracks. “Due to a brake failure of Captrain locomotive 95172 (310101), it collides in Vila-Seca with MD 18087 (Barcelona S. 19.43-Tortosa 22.20). Circulation is suspended on both tracks,” Civil Protection reported on Twitter.

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