Two Media Distancia trains covering the line between Malaga and Seville collided at El Chorro station in Malaga. At around 21.45, the incident occurred, which was not serious but caused both the evacuation of vehicles and the transportation of passengers by road. The accident occurred while a train was passing through El Chorro station heading to Seville. Their paths crossed there another parked causing friction with the car behindIt was empty with the train moving.
Sources Renfe It was stated that the incident was not serious Passengers were evacuated to the station and El Chorro restaurant with the cooperation of Antequera, Campillos and Coin firefighters, who went to the area with the Civil Guard to serve the passengers due to security protocol. 061 I had to caring for an injured personAlthough initial information indicates that the situation is not serious.
The exact cause of friction is not yet known, but It is speculated that this may have been due to the derailment of one of the ‘bogies’ in the tail car of the parked train.This would cause him to collide with the train passing in the direction of Seville and stop immediately.
The incident ended without any injuries. Renfe sent a Cercanías train to the area to evacuate around 200 passengers This was between two convoys. These were then transferred to Malaga, María Zambrano station, for transport by bus to their destination station.
Since it was the last flight of the day, the incident did not affect other services on these routes.