Cártama tapas festival: Tourist train incident injures 17 including children

Nobody was seriously hurt as a result of the accident in the Spanish town, local authorities say.

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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.

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.

The road train was carrying carrying around 30 passengers at the time of the incident.