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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At least 44 people were injured in a regional train derailment in Normandy, northwestern France, on Friday, with one woman in serious but not life-threatening condition, AFP reported. The train was carrying nearly 200 passengers on the route between the cities of Rouen and Caen, French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said. The main investigation is that it was caused by a third party, according to AFP.
PARIS (AP) — French authorities investigate whether sabotage caused the derailment of a train that left 44 injured in Normandy, after a piece of rail was found on the track, police told The Associated...
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Train derails in France and injures 44 as authorities investigate possible sabotage
PARIS (AP) — French authorities are investigating whether sabotage caused a train derailment that injured 44 people in Normandy, after a piece of rail was found on the track, police told The Associated Press on Saturday.
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.
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