The accident occurred shortly before 9 p.m. on Tuesday in the municipality of Gelida (Alt Penedès), near Caves Torelló. The cause was a landslide and the collapse of a retaining wall onto the track, possibly due to heavy rainfall that day. The train, traveling towards Manresa, subsequently derailed.
“"At the time of the accident, there were 4 people in the engine, including the main driver and 3 people in training. The fatality is believed to be one of these trainees."
The Medical Emergency System (SEM) mobilized about twenty ambulances, while the Firefighters sent 38 units and seventy personnel. One fatality and 37 injuries were confirmed, including 5 serious, 6 less serious, and 26 minor. Nine injured were transferred to the Hospital Comarcal de l’Alt Penedès in Vilafranca del Penedès and eight to the center in Martorell.
The presiding judge of the Vilafranca del Penedès Court of First Instance traveled to the site to oversee the removal of the body and initiate the judicial investigation. Following the incident, Adif announced that Rodalies service would be suspended across all of Catalonia throughout Wednesday to review the safety of the entire railway network.
Several political leaders, including Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and the President of the Catalan Parliament, Josep Rull, expressed their condolences regarding the incident.
