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French train driver killed, 16 injured in a railway crossing crash
The collision derailed the train and injured at least 27 passengers, while investigators probe whether the truck’s oversized load was stuck on the crossing.
- On Tuesday morning, a high-speed TGV train traveling on the Dunkirk-Paris line collided with a truck at a level crossing in Noeux-les-Mines, Pas-de-Calais, killing the train driver.
- The collision caused the train to derail from the tracks, with the SNCF stating the accident "caused property damage to a TGV" during the impact.
- Carrying approximately 250 passengers, the train's derailment injured at least 27 people, though officials noted that "apparently no lives are at risk" among the injured.
- Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot announced he and SNCF CEO Jean Castex are traveling to the scene to assess the situation and coordinate response efforts.
- Rail traffic on the Béthune-Arras line remains suspended "until the end of the day," with buses deployed to assist passengers evacuated from the site.
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French train driver killed, 16 injured in a railway crossing crash
BULLY-LES-MINES, France (AP) — A French high-speed train driver was killed on Tuesday and 16 people were injured when his locomotive slammed into a truck carrying military equipment at a railway crossing in northern France, local authorities said.
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