'Several Lightly Injured' After Train Hits Crane In Southern Spain, Operator Renfe Says

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A commuter train hit a crane in the southeastern Spanish region of Murcia on Thursday leaving "several lightly injured," state operator Renfe said, the latest rail accident to strike within a week.

"There are several lightly injured" and the crane did not belong to Renfe, a spokesperson told the AFP news agency.

Murcia emergency services confirmed the accident occurred in the municipality of Alumbres, without specifying the number of victims.

It comes after two fatal train crashes in two days rocked Spain, leading to questions about safety on the country's railway system.

The first crash involved a high-speed train in the south that derailed on Sunday evening, colliding with another fast train, killing at least 43 people and injuring more than 150.

The crash was the deadliest in Spain since a 2013 crash that killed 80 people when a commuter train in the northern region of Galicia hurtled off the rails as it came around a bend going too fast.

On Tuesday night, another train crash happened in northeastern Spain on a commuter line near Barcelona. One person was killed.

This is a developing story and our journalists are working on further updates.

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