Commuter trains collision in Spain lightly injures dozens

A wounded person is helped by medical emergency after two trains collided in Spain's northeastern Catalonia region, in Montcada i Reixac, near Barcelona, Spain December 7, 2022. REUTERS/Nacho Doce

MONTCADA I REIXAC, Spain (Reuters) -Two commuter trains collided on Wednesday morning at a station in Spain's northeastern Catalonia region leaving 155 passengers lightly injured, local emergency services said.

"One of the trains was halted and the other was braking," Transport Minister Raquel Sanchez told reporters near the site of the collision. "The reasons for the collision are being studied," she added.