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Major Rescue Underway After Tourist Train Overturns Leaving Dozens Injured

  • The driver of the train in France has been arrested for allegedly speeding, as confirmed by Nicolas Septe, the Ajaccio public prosecutor.
  • At least 20 people were injured when a tourist train carriage overturned, with four passengers in critical condition, according to a spokesman for Ajaccio Hospital.
  • Local residents were advised to avoid the area due to the closure of roads for ongoing investigations into the accident on Sanguinaires road.
  • Witnesses described the train as 'going far too fast' before the crash, while investigations are ongoing into the cause of the incident.
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On Thursday, midday, the last wagon of the small tourist train, carrying 58 people, including young children on holiday, was overturned on a roundabout of the Sanguinary road that runs along the sea to Ajaccio.

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The vehicle carrying 58 passengers hit the road to the Sanguinary Islands on Thursday, 31 July, killing some 15 people. The hospital in Ajaccio triggered the white plan.

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The last car of the small train was overturned on the Sanguinary Road. The first evidence suggests that "speed is at issue," the prosecutor said.

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The last car of a small tourist train spilled on Thursday in Ajaccio. An investigation was opened and the driver was placed in police custody.

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France Bleu broke the news in on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
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