After the deadly high-speed train collision in the southern Andalusia region of Spain on Sunday that killed 43 people, another train accident was reported from the southeastern part of the country on Thursday (January 22). According to authorities, a commuter train crashed into a crane causing minor injuries to an unknown number of people.
The incident happened in Cartagena, located in the Murcia region, and disrupted train traffic on the route.
“The train hasn’t been overturned or derailed,” a spokesperson for Murcia’s emergency services said.
🚨🇪🇸Un tren chocó contra una grúa en España:
— eldiariomundialdenoticias (@edmnoticias) January 22, 2026
Cuatro personas han resultado heridas leves en Cartagena al chocar el tren en el que viajaban con una grúa en la localidad de Alumbres, tal y como han informado fuentes del Centro de Coordinación de Emergencias.#España #URGENTE pic.twitter.com/D2tBMRlzuT
“Traffic is interrupted due to the invasion of the infrastructure’s clearance by a crane unrelated to railway operations,” Spain’s railway infrastructure operator Adif said on X.
This is the third train accident in Spain in less than a week. On Sunday, a commuter train derailed and crashed near Barcelona, killing 43 people and making it one of Spain’s deadliest rail disasters in recent years. And just two days before this incident, two trains had collided with each other in southern Spain.
