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Tourist train overturns and injures 17 during Cártama tapas festival
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Tourist train overturns and injures 17 during Cártama tapas festival

BBC World · Jun 14, 2026, 12:04 PM

Key takeaways

  • The accident happened just after 21:30 local time (20:30 BST) on Saturday evening, according to local authorities.
  • Emergency teams attended to the injured at the scene and four were later evacuated to a nearby hospital, including three children.
  • The free train ride was part of an annual event called la Ruta de la Tapa y el Cóctel, where people are encouraged to visit different local businesses to try their food and drink offerings.

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Sofia Ferreira Santos Ayuntamiento Cártama There were no serious injuries as a result of the accident, according to local authorities Seventeen people have been injured after the wagon of a tourist train overturned in the Spanish town of Cártama.

The accident happened just after 21:30 local time (20:30 BST) on Saturday evening, according to local authorities. The cause is unknown.

Emergency teams attended to the injured at the scene and four were later evacuated to a nearby hospital, including three children. None of the victims suffered serious injuries, local authorities said.

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