Train Driver Dies and Dozens Injured in Crash Near Barcelona

Spanish first responders attend to the scene, after a commuter train and a goods train collided, on the outskirts of Barcelona, Spain, on May 16, 2022. Nacho Doce/Reuters

SANT BOI DE LLOBREGAT, Spain—The driver of a suburban passenger train died and dozens were lightly injured after two trains crashed outside Barcelona on Monday evening, Catalan regional authorities said.

Some 85 people were injured according to regional emergency services, who said 77 were released on the spot and eight were taken to hospital.