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Train derails in northern France, injuring 44 people
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.