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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 hit a group of young 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.
At least 13 other people are reported to have been injured, three critically. At least 14 other people were injured, three critically, officials said.
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.
They had just arrived at the station on a train from Barcelona. The authorities have said the underpass was signposted and open.
'Very full'
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.
"At that moment a train came from the other direction and ran everyone over."
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 local time (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 hurt.
Although the identities of the victims are not yet known, the president of the government of Catalonia said there were "many of South American origin".
Hundreds of mostly young people had been gathering at a nearby beach to mark St John's Day, the celebrations for which traditionally begin the night before.
The accident was Spain's worst rail accident since 2003, when 19 people were killed when two trains collided near the central town of Chinchilla.
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