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Commuter train derails near Barcelona killing 1, injuring 6

MADRID, Nov 20 (KUNA) -- One person has died and six have been slightly injured after a landslide derailed a commuter train traveling toward Barcelona, Spain's official television reported Tuesday.
The tv quoted the regional civil protection agency as saying that two train cars of a convoy of six went off the tracks at 6.15 a.m. Tuesday (0515 GMT) near Vacarisses, some 45 kilometers northwest of Barcelona.
Spanish railway operator spokesman Antonio Carmona told local media that heavy rain in the area over the past few days could have caused the landslide.
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