"The second crash in as many days occurred at approximately 9pm on Tuesday evening when a retaining wall collapsed on to the track near Gelida in the region of Catalonia in north-eastern Spain, derailing a local train. A trainee driver, named as 27-year-old Fernando Huerta from Seville, was killed, while 41 people were injured, five of whom are in a critical condition."
"The incidents have prompted Spain's biggest train drivers union to call for an indefinite strike to demand assurances for the profession's safety. We are going to demand criminal liability from those responsible for ensuring safety in the railway infrastructure, the train drivers union Semaf said in a statement on Wednesday. It could not accept the constant deterioration of the rail network and was calling for urgent new measures, it added."
A commuter train derailed near Gelida after a retaining wall collapsed onto the track, killing driver Fernando Huerta and injuring 41 people, five critically. Heavy rainfall in Catalonia is believed to have caused the wall collapse. The region's rail network was shut down for inspections, stranding many commuters. Earlier a Maresme coast train struck a rock, injuring several people; it later continued. Semaf called an indefinite strike demanding safety guarantees and criminal liability for those responsible for railway infrastructure. A collision near Adamuz killed at least 43 and injured 152; the train's black box showed the driver warned control centre.
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