Train derails in northern France, injuring 44 people
Authorities said 140 firefighters responded as investigators examined whether the train struck an object on the track.
- A regional passenger train carrying approximately 180 people derailed near Cléon in Normandy, northern France, injuring at least 44 passengers.
- Emergency services deployed 140 firefighters and medical personnel to the scene, airlifting an 18-year-old woman in critical condition to Rouen University Hospital.
- Initial investigations by law enforcement indicated that the train came off the tracks after striking an unidentified object on the line between Rouen and Caen.
- The impact caused four train cars to leave the rails and one carriage to overturn, according to local emergency response officials.
- National railway operator SNCF suspended rail services along the impacted route and launched a formal investigation into the cause of the incident.
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The train had fallen off track following a collision with an unknown object and an investigation was under way to determine the cause of the accident.
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AskanewsMilan, 12 sets. (askanews) - A train derailed Friday night near Rouen, in the north-west of France, causing the injury of 44 people. A young woman was evacuated in code red. The accident took place between the stations of Tourville and Elbeuf-Saint-Aubin, near Cléon, in the department of the Seine Marittima. The investigators are also considering the hypothesis of a deliberate act, after the discovery of a piece of rail on the track where the de…
In France, a passenger train on the route from Ruan to Kan has fallen off the rails in the Department of Maritime Sen in the north-west of the country, near the commune of Cléon. According to BFMTV, which refers to a source in the police, the main version of the incident is under consideration.
In Normandy, a regional train with about 180 passengers derails on board. Dozens are injured, a young woman severely. Investigators assume that the disaster was wanted.
In northern France, part of a train with about 180 passengers is derailed after a collision. According to provisional data, more than 40 people were injured, including a woman.
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