Overview

• Municipal officials confirmed the death after the tourist train struck a pedestrian around noon on rúa Virxe da Cerca.
• Emergency medical teams, firefighters and Policía Local responded quickly and closed Virxe da Cerca and Praza de Galicia to traffic.
• Firefighters carried out recovery work, including attempts to lift the train, while the scene remained secured pending the on-duty judge.
• Witnesses reported the woman, described as about 60 and using two crutches, crossed outside a marked crossing and the train could not stop in time.
• The mayor and senior transport officials attended the site, and the tourist-train service was awarded in April to Autocares Rías Baixas under a six-year contract.