1st LD: Two separate trains derail in Spain, killing one, injuring at least 20


MADRID, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- Two separate trains derailed in Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia on Tuesday, killing one driver and injuring at least 20 people, five of them seriously, local media reported.

According to Spanish media, one of the accidents took place near the town of Gelida in Barcelona province, where a retaining wall alongside the railway line suddenly collapsed as a train was passing, causing it to derail and damaging the driver's cab. Several outlets confirmed that the driver was killed in the accident.

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