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| A high-speed train passing through a Spanish railway station has struck a group of people crossing the tracks, killing at least 12, officials say. | A high-speed train passing through a Spanish railway station has struck a group of people crossing the tracks, killing at least 12, officials say. |
| The train was travelling through Castelldefels Playa station near Barcelona when the incident occurred, civil protection officials said. | The train was travelling through Castelldefels Playa station near Barcelona when the incident occurred, civil protection officials said. |
| At least 13 other people are reported to have been injured, three critically. | At least 13 other people are reported to have been injured, three critically. |
| Spanish media said those killed and injured were young people who had just arrived on another train. | Spanish media said those killed and injured were young people who had just arrived on another train. |
| It is believed they were heading to the beach to celebrate a summer festival and were crossing the tracks rather than using a pedestrian underpass. | It is believed they were heading to the beach to celebrate a summer festival and were crossing the tracks rather than using a pedestrian underpass. |
| One witness, Fernando Ortega, told Spanish media the train they had arrived on was "very full" and a large group of people "decided to jump across the tracks and cross to the other side of the station" to avoid the crush. | One witness, Fernando Ortega, told Spanish media the train they had arrived on was "very full" and a large group of people "decided to jump across the tracks and cross to the other side of the station" to avoid the crush. |
| Another witness, who was not named, said: "The door was closed and we could not get through, so we tried to go through the side of the train, and there was no light and nobody alerted us that the train was coming. We were more than 30 people." | Another witness, who was not named, said: "The door was closed and we could not get through, so we tried to go through the side of the train, and there was no light and nobody alerted us that the train was coming. We were more than 30 people." |
| The accident happened at around 2330 (2130 GMT), the interior ministry of Catalonia said. | The accident happened at around 2330 (2130 GMT), the interior ministry of Catalonia said. |
| The ministry added that the rail line was closed and teams of police, medics, firefighters and Red Cross workers were at the scene. | The ministry added that the rail line was closed and teams of police, medics, firefighters and Red Cross workers were at the scene. |
| No-one on the train, travelling between Alicante and Barcelona, was injured, it said. | No-one on the train, travelling between Alicante and Barcelona, was injured, it said. |
| Are you near Barcelona? Did you witness the incident? Send us your eyewitness accounts using the form below. | Are you near Barcelona? Did you witness the incident? Send us your eyewitness accounts using the form below. |