Arnau Masnou is one of the passengers who was traveling this Sunday on the R3 Rodalies train that fatally ran over four young people who were crossing the track in an unauthorized place in Montmelo. “The train had just left Parets and, after two or three minutes, a very strong impact was heard, the train shook and stopped suddenly,” this user told the RAC1 radio station.
Inside the train there were moments of confusion and anguish. “No one knew what had happened and they told us that someone had been run over. Later they confirmed to us that seven people had tried to cross the road,” Masnou said. The 170 passengers have not suffered injuries and only one woman with asthma had to be treated by emergency services.
The victims of the fatal accident in Montmeló are three girls and a boy. Two of them are 22 years old, another is 19 years old, and a young man is 21 years old. This was reported by the director of the Mossos d’Esquadra, Pere Ferrer, who visited the scene of the events accompanied by the mayor of the town, Pere Rodríguez, among other authorities.
The young people were part of a group of seven people who crossed the tracks of the R3 line in a prohibited place to go to a hard techno music festival HARD which was held around the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The other three companions were transferred to the Mollet del Vallès hospital in a serious condition.
Passage without fence for recurring use
Although the roads are protected by a perimeter fence As they passed through the housing area, the young people have accessed it through a point where the fence ends and where only a dirt road about 50 centimeters wide remains.
Neighbors in the area have explained that despite the fences, the space It is frequently used by several visitors to the circuit or events that take place in its surroundings.. “When we left home this morning there were already many people walking by, they find no impediments although there is no access to the circuit or anywhere,” explained Vicente Mayor, a resident of the area.
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However, he recognizes that people do it without consideration, since there are fences: “Access is prohibited,” he emphasizes. However, he believes that fixed fences should be established that cover the entire route, not just what directly faces the houses.
The City Council has called for this Monday a minute of silence at 12:00 pm in Rafael Casanova Square.