Train Derails in Northern France, Injuring Around 20 People
- On Friday, a passenger train operating the Rouen–Caen route derailed near Cléon in Normandy at approximately 7:54 p.m., French authorities confirmed.
- French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot mobilized 140 firefighters to the scene, while the Seine-Maritime prefecture activated a departmental operations center and urged the public to avoid the area.
- Around 20 people sustained injuries in the derailment, though Tabarot stressed the figure remains a "provisional count," and the train was carrying 180 passengers at the time.
- SNCF Reseau suspended all traffic on the affected rail line, confirming the immediate priority is caring for passengers and restoring safe operating conditions.
- Investigations are currently underway to determine the cause of the derailment, with authorities indicating that further information regarding the injured and future rail impacts will be provided.
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Part of a train in northern France is derailed after a collision. According to provisional data, more than 40 people were injured, including a woman. About 180 passengers were on board the transport.
In a train accident in Normandy at least 44 people were injured. The regional train had about 180 passengers on board. A young woman is in danger of life. The cause is still unclear.
44 people were injured in the train accident in northwestern France. Earlier reports mentioned about twenty injured. A woman is in critical condition, according to the judicial authorities in Rouen.
Part of a train with about 180 passengers is derailed in northern France after a collision. According to provisional data, more than 40 people were injured, including a woman.
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Part of a regional train with around 180 passengers on board is derailed in the evening on the route between Rouen and Caen in north-western France.
The train carried 186 passengers. "screenings" on the driver proved to be "all negative".
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