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Espanyol fans injured as car drives into crowd prior to derby date with La Liga title winning neighbours Barcelona

<p>The incident occurred as home supporters waited to greet the arrival of their team bus ahead of Thursday's La Liga clash at RCDE Stadium. The driver of the vehicle in question remains under investigation.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>An initial statement from Catalan police read, as the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/barcelona-la-liga-champions-how-hansi-flick-lamine-yamal-dethroned-real-madrid-kings-spain/bltaa9a28f767d24690" target="_blank">game in question was cleared to continue</a>: "Several people were injured near Espanyol Stadium after being struck by a vehicle. The situation is under control and in no way poses a risk to anyone inside the stadium."</p><center><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="es" dir="ltr">🚨 ÚLTIMA HORA: ¡Atropello masivo en los aledaños del estadio del Espanyol!<br><br>❗️ Un coche se ha llevado por delante a varios aficionados pericos que han recibido al autocar del Espanyol  antes de acceder al estadio<a href="https://t.co/CgVmdmO8CE">https://t.co/CgVmdmO8CE</a></p>— Mundo Deportivo (@mundodeportivo) <a href="https://twitter.com/mundodeportivo/status/1923099374952890549?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 15, 2025</a></blockquote>
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THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Security forces went on to state that a female driver had lost control of her vehicle after being surrounded by fans. Toni Castejon, spokesperson for Fepol of the Mossos d'Esquadra, stated that: "The incident was very serious, but (the driver) panicked because of those attacks on the car, and when someone panics, you never know how they'll react."</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>In a further update, Salvador Illa, President of the Generalitat (Catalan government), told <a href="https://x.com/MovistarFutbol/status/1923112721433735465 " target="_blank"><em>Movistar</em></a>: "It was an accident, there were some injuries, none serious, fortunately. The security and assistance services reacted quickly, and the spokesperson for the Mossos d'Esquadra (Catalan police) has provided explanations to various media outlets, as far as I know, and therefore, there is no major incident to regret."</p>

WHAT CATALAN PRESIDENT SAID

<p>At least 15 people were hospitalised as a result of the incident, with 10 ambulances being sent to the scene. Most of those requiring medical treatment were left nursing minor injuries - with the most severe being a broken leg. The game finished 2-0 to Barcelona, as they <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/video-espanyol-rain-barcelona-parade-catalan-sprinklers-rivals-lamine-yamal-celebrate-la-liga-title/blt37363b3ab7910dd0" target="_blank">confirmed their La Liga title triumph for 2024-25.</a></p>

WHAT NEXT?

Espanyol fans injured as car drives into crowd prior to derby date with La Liga title winning neighbours Barcelona | Goal.com

Several fans were injured when a car drove into a crowd of people prior to Espanyol’s derby date with Catalan neighbours Barcelona.