BBC Breakfast announced a second train crash in Spain just minutes into Wednesday's broadcast. The incident occurred near Barcelona on Tuesday evening, killing a train driver and injuring more than 30 people.
According to local officials, the Rodalies commuter train collided with a retaining wall that collapsed onto the track between Gelida and Sant Sadurní, around 35km west of Barcelona. The crash happened as heavy storms battered eastern Spain.
Emergency services deployed 11 ambulances and 35 fire crews to the scene. Five people were seriously injured, six were in a less serious condition, and 26 were reported as mildly injured. Some victims were taken to nearby hospitals.
The crash comes just two days after a high-speed train collision in Andalusia killed 42 people, one of Spain's worst rail accidents in over a decade. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez expressed solidarity with victims on social media.
BBC reporter Barry Caffrey noted that the King and Queen of Spain visited victims of the first crash, and a mass was held in Huelva. Investigations are underway for both incidents.
