Runaway grain wagons hit a Renfe train in Martorell, driver in hospital

On Tuesday 3 November in Martorell, near Barcelona, three runaway freight wagons loaded with grain crashed into the cab of a Renfe Mercancías freight train. The driver was taken to hospital; according to Rodalies, he is fine. Adif says rail traffic was not affected.

According to La Región and Crónica Global, three grain wagons rolled out of control along a stretch of the Rodalies network near Martorell and struck the cab of a Renfe Mercancías class 253 locomotive. La Región reports that the wagons derailed after the impact. Radio station Cadena SER was the first to report the incident.

It has not yet been reported why the wagons broke loose, or exactly where and when it happened. No passenger train was involved, and the media report no delays or track closures. The incident comes shortly after the Urda crash, at a time when rail safety is already the main topic in Spain.