| Spain suffers third train crash in 5 days as commuter service slams intob crane Posted by ChrisB at 12:47, 22nd January 2026 |     |
From The Standard
The crash in Cartagena in the Murcia region left several people injured, including one seriously, state broadcaster TVE reports
A third serious train crash has taken place in Spain in five days - after a commuter train hit a construction crane in the southeast of the country.
The crash in Cartagena in the Murcia region left several people injured, including one seriously, state broadcaster TVE reported on Thursday.
It came after Sunday's deadly high-speed train collision in the southern Andalusia region that killed at least 43 people and another train accident in northeastern Catalonia on Tuesday in which the train driver died.
Spanish rail operator Adif said on X that traffic on that line was interrupted due to "the intrusion into the infrastructure gauge by a crane not belonging to the railway operation", without providing further detail.
According to reports in Spain, officials say the train did not overturn or derail.
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A third serious train crash has taken place in Spain in five days - after a commuter train hit a construction crane in the southeast of the country.
The crash in Cartagena in the Murcia region left several people injured, including one seriously, state broadcaster TVE reported on Thursday.
It came after Sunday's deadly high-speed train collision in the southern Andalusia region that killed at least 43 people and another train accident in northeastern Catalonia on Tuesday in which the train driver died.
Spanish rail operator Adif said on X that traffic on that line was interrupted due to "the intrusion into the infrastructure gauge by a crane not belonging to the railway operation", without providing further detail.
According to reports in Spain, officials say the train did not overturn or derail.
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| Re: Spain suffers third train crash in 5 days as commuter service slams intob crane Posted by TaplowGreen at 13:46, 22nd January 2026 | |
Perhaps it's time for the Spanish Government to suspend all rail operations until such time as they can ascertain if there is a systemic problem causing these frequent major incidents.
| Re: Spain suffers third train crash in 5 days as commuter service slams intob crane Posted by a-driver at 14:26, 22nd January 2026 | |
Perhaps it's time for the Spanish Government to suspend all rail operations until such time as they can ascertain if there is a systemic problem causing these frequent major incidents.
I've read Spain's train drivers are going on strike so they've taken that decision away from Government. What I don't understand (and it's a bit off this particular topic, but considering drivers reported safety concerns and issues with the track in the lead up to the first incident, and there's videos allegedly taken onboard high speed trains that are violently swaying, why as a driver would you continue to drive at line speed? A bit closing the stable door after the horse has bolted
