Key Highlights
- Gelida Mayor Lluis Valls told local media that four of the injured were in very serious condition, six sustained serious injuries, and the others suffered minor wounds.
- “Within the tragedy, had the accident happened one kilometer closer to Barcelona, the consequences would have been worse,” the mayor said, adding that it had been raining throughout the day.
- Gelida is located about 35-40 km from central Barcelona.
- Barcelona Sants station, the city’s main station, is also the second-busiest railway station in Spain, after Madrid Atocha.
- It handles hundreds of thousands of passengers daily.
