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One Dead, Dozens Injured in Catalan Train Derailment

One person was killed and at least 44 were injured when a train derailed outside Barcelona early on November 20.

The train had 150 people on board when it went off the tracks near Vacarisses, emergency services said.

El Periodico de Catalunya reported that the train hit a landslide. The driver hit the brakes when he saw the fallen rocks and debris blocking the tracks, the paper said, but was unable to prevent a collision. After impact, the train traveled a further 50 meters before derailing at a bend.

This footage, recorded for a local newspaper, shows the derailed train. Credit: El Periodico de Catalunya via Storyful