| 2017 Barcelona train crash | |
| Image Alt: | Photograph of the type of train involved |
| Date: | 28 July 2017 |
| Time: | ~07:15 CEST (~05:15 UTC) |
| Location: | Barcelona França railway station, Barcelona |
| Country: | Spain |
| Line: | R2 line |
| Operator: | Renfe Operadora |
| Type: | Collision with buffers and derailment |
| Cause: | Under investigation |
| Trains: | 1 |
| Injuries: | 60 |
On 28 July 2017, a passenger train crashed into a buffer stop and derailed at station in Barcelona, Spain. Sixty people were injured, eleven of them seriously, including the driver.[1]
The accident happened at about 07:15 CEST (05:15 UTC). A commuter train collided with the buffers at station and derailed.[2] The train was operating a – service on the R2 line.[3]
The train involved was an electric multiple unit of RENFE Class 465, number 210M. Witnesses stated that the train did not brake on entering the station.[4] Fifty-six people were injured, five seriously.[3] Eighteen people were taken to hospital. Victims were taken to four different hospitals in Barcelona.[5]
The Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias (ADIF) opened an investigation into the accident.[4] The Comisión de Investigación de Accidentes Ferroviarios (CIAF) is also responsible for investigating railway accidents in Spain. Its staff were seen on site following the accident.[6] The train driver was found not to have been under the influence of drugs or alcohol. The train event recorder was recovered from the train.[7]