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Dozens injured in Spanish train collision near Barcelona

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Emergency services have said, at least 150 people were injured when two trains collided in the Catalonia region of north-eastern Spain.

The crash happened around 07:50 (06:50 GMT) at a station on the outskirts of Barcelona.

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According to local media, the trains were travelling in the same direction when they collided while one was parked at the station.

The cause of the accident is unknown, and officials have yet to comment.

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The crash occurred at the Montcada I Reixac – Manresa station, about 12 kilometres (7 miles) from the city centre, according to emergency officials on Twitter.

Emergency services said on Twitter that 150 people were “in a mild condition” and five others were “in a less serious condition.”

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They added that three people had been transferred to hospital.

Train traffic was briefly disrupted on several lines due to the accident, the national rail service Renfe said.

One passenger told RAC1, a local radio station, that “train was full and my carriage, which was the last one, was completely full” at the time of the collision.

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