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A rail passenger was killed and 44 others injured today after the derailment of a commuter train near Barcelona, Spanish police said.
The train was ejected from the rails following a landslide between Terrassa and Manresa in Catalonia, about thirty kilometers north of Barcelona.
Emergency services evacuated 131 people who were on board when the ground was hit by a fall around 6:15 am this morning.
Several passengers who were on board at the time were reported to have been "seriously injured" as a result of the collision.
Emergency workers at the scene of an accident after a passenger train was hit by a landslide
The train was ejected from the rails as a result of a landslide between Terrassa and Manresa in Catalonia.
The train driver is among those injured in the incident, but the extent of injuries is not yet known.
At the present time, five people on board the train were rushed to local hospitals after being wounded.
Other passengers slightly injured or unharmed after the derailment of the train were evacuated.
The passengers were sent by bus to Renfe station in Terrassa or to a gym in Vacarrisses to receive psychological care, said Rodalies de Catalunya.
Workers stand on site where commuter derailed one hour from Barcelona
Two of the six cars were sent off the track due to the fall of the ground
Emergency services fought to evacuate the 131 passengers from the two derailed cars
The images taken on the scene show rescuers evacuating passengers and rubble piled on the side of a car.
Two wagons from a six-person convoy pulled out of the tracks near Vacarisses, regional civil protection agencies reported.
The train was about an hour from Barcelona when the train was shaken by the landslide
Catalan President Quim Torra and Councilor Miquel Buch went to the scene to attend the work of the emergency services.
Rescuers remove the body of a victim from the collision of a commuter train
More than 150 people were on board when he was hit by rubble
The landslide has caused heavy rains in the region in recent days
Spokesman for the Spanish rail operator, Antonio Carmona, told local media that heavy rains in recent days in the area could have caused the landslide.
According to the Civil Protection of Catalonia, 11 ambulances and 14 fire engines were sent to the scene.
All passengers traveling on the train have now been evacuated.
Catalan President Quim Torra and Councilor Miquel Buch went to the scene to attend the work of the emergency services.
Emergency services personnel at the scene of 11 ambulances and 14 fire trucks were at hand
All passengers traveling on the train have now been evacuated
