The driver of a train who died when it derailed in Barcelona on Tuesday night has been named as Fernando Huerta Jimenez.
The 28-year-old, from Sevilla, was completing his training with Renfe on the R4 Rodalies line when his train collided with a retaining wall that had collapsed onto the track in the town of Gelida.
At the time of the accident, Fernando was in the cab with four other colleagues, who suffered serious injuries.
He had been assigned to Barcelona to complete his professional training after working for a private rail transport company.
In his hometown of Sevilla, he was known for his involvement with the Macarena Brotherhood and the Triana Sevilla FC Supporters Club.
The tragic accident occurred at around 9pm and left 37 others injured, four of them seriously, according to emergency services.
Initial investigations indicate that the wall collapsed onto the first carriage of the commuter train, whose front was completely destroyed by the impact.
Most of the affected passengers were traveling in this carriage.
Some 70 firefighters from the Generalitat Fire Department were dispatched to the scene and had to cut out one person trapped inside the train.
Around 20 ambulances from the Medical Emergency System (SEM) and officers from the Mossos d’Esquadra (Catalan Police) also responded.
Tributes have poured in for Fernando from Sevilla, including from Mayor Jose Luis Sanz.
He wrote: ‘My deepest condolences to all the family and friends of this young man from Sevilla who was stationed in Barcelona to complete his training as a train driver.
‘The entire city sends its support and shares in this tragedy and grief. Rest in peace.’
