AT least four people have been killed and three others seriously injured after being hit by a train near Barcelona.
The victims are believed to have been in a group of revellers who were crossing the tracks after leaving a techno music festival.
Seven people were hit by a train on tracks near Barcelona[/caption]
The tragedy happened just before 8.30pm between the stations of Parets del Valles and Granollers on a stretch of a railway line known as the R3 line.
Authorities in Spanish tonight confirmed the death toll had risen from three to four.
Civil Protection workers relaying the information said: “The initial information was that the train had hit seven people who were crossing the tracks.
“The other three people have been taken to Barcelona’s Mollet Hospital.
“There were some 150 people on the train and none have needed medical assistance.”