A train derailed near Barcelona, ​​killing its driver and injuring several others, local media reported.

A commuter train derailed and crashed near Barcelona, ​​killing the train driver and injuring at least 14 people, local media reported.

According to local officials, the Rodalies train collided with a retaining wall that had fallen on the tracks between Gelida and Sant Sadurní on Tuesday evening.

The severity of the injuries sustained by the passengers is currently being assessed by emergency services.

The incident was caused by a powerful storm that struck northeastern Spain.

Many coastal areas in eastern and northwestern Spain are on alert due to the weather. There were also blizzards in the Spanish Pyrenees, and storms hit the coast of Menorca, causing waves several meters high.

In Gelida, Catalonia, about 35km west of Barcelona, ​​11 ambulances were treating the injured, emergency services said.

The local fire department said 35 crew members were dispatched to the scene and one passenger trapped inside the train was rescued.

A later update said no one remained inside and crews were clearing the area to rule out additional victims.

Emergency services said some of the injured were taken to nearby hospitals Moisès Broggi, Bellvitge and Vila Franca.

The collision in Catalonia comes two days after two high-speed trains collided in Adamuz, Andalusia. It was one of the worst Spanish rail accidents in a decade.

It is reported that at least 42 people were killed when a carriage derailed on a train bound for Madrid, crossed the opposite track, and collided with an oncoming high-speed train.