A 17-year-old girl died after being knocked down early this afternoon by a train at a level crossing in Montcada i Reixac (Barcelona) who lowered the barriers, for reasons that are being investigated as an accident. A few minutes later, it was learned that the driver of the convoy had tested positive for drugs.
As Europa Press learned, the local police carried out a drug test after the accident and the woman tested positive for several substances. The Mossos d’Esquadra They opened an investigation to clarify the causes of the accident, even though the train was semi-direct and had no scheduled stop at this station.
Sources close to the case stressed that “it was probably on autopilot,” which could have made it difficult to stop the train. To determine the causes of the accident, investigators They will analyze the convoy’s black box to see “how fast the train was passing and whether it was correct,” and the same sources add that the driver was not arrested.
The fatal accident also affected three Cercanías lines –R2, R2nord and R11-, which have temporarily interrupted the service, and currently the trains are running on a single track. The Mossos d’Esquadra are investigating this fatal accident, which occurred this Monday around three in the afternoon, while the young woman was crossing a level crossing at the aforementioned station, as explained by police sources to the Generalitat Police.
The information indicates that The barriers at this level crossing have been lowered at the time of the fatal collision and the minor had crossed the road without realising that a train was approaching the station, sources close to the case said.
In these moments, trains run on a single track between Montcada i Reixac and Sant Andreu, which causes a longer than usual stoppage of convoys approaching these stations, and the average delay on these lines is around 40 minutes. For its part, the Civil Protection of the Generalitat has activated the pre-alert phase of the Ferrocat plan.
