A regional train carrying about 180 passengers derailed on Friday evening in northwestern France on the line between Rouen and Caen. The accident occurred near the village of Cléon in the Seine-Maritime department, where the train was traveling from Rouen to Caen. ta3.com ↗
The number of injured rose during the evening from an initially reported roughly 20 to at least 44. One injured person, an 18-year-old woman, suffered serious injuries and was airlifted by helicopter to a hospital in critical condition. According to available information, the other injured people sustained less severe injuries. Novy Cas ↗
French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot reported shortly after the accident that the train had gone off the tracks. Preliminary reports indicated that the derailment may have been caused by a collision with an unknown object. However, the exact circumstances of the incident have not yet been clarified. denik.cz ↗
Emergency services and investigators responded at the scene. The section of track between Rouen and Caen was subject to intervention and inspection following the accident. Authorities later provided more precise figures on the number of injured and the extent of the consequences.
The investigation is meant to determine what was on the track and why the train left the rails after coming into contact with the object. Further details about the technical condition of the train set or any possible liability have not yet been released.
Train derailment between Rouen and Caen leaves 44 injured
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El descarrilamiento de un tren en la Normandía francesa causa 44 heridos
El Pais
| 00:01 12.09.
Normandie: Mehr als 40 Verletzte nach Zugunglück in Nordfrankreich
Die Zeit
| 23:44 11.09.
Verletzte nach Zugentgleisung in Nordfrankreich
ORF
| 22:37 11.09.
Kollision mit unbekanntem Gegenstand: Zug mit 180 Passagieren in Frankreich entgleist
Merkur
| 23:20 11.09.
Passenger train derails in France leaving at least 44 injured
BBC News
| 23:11 11.09.
Vlak so stovkami cestujúcich skončil mimo koľají. Večerná nehoda vo Francúzsku spustila veľkú záchrannú akciu
ta3.com
| 22:51 11.09.
Pociąg wykoleił się we Francji
TVN24.pl
| 22:20 11.09.
Déraillement du TER Rouen-Caen : un bilan provisoire « d’environ 20 blessés », selon le ministre des transports
Le Monde
| 22:06 11.09.
Desivé chvíle vo vlaku: Po vykoľajení hlásia desiatky zranených!
Novy Cas
| 20:36 11.09.
Zugunglück: Zug in Frankreich entgleist - über 40 Verletzte
Tagesspiegel
| 22:52 11.09.
Zugunglück: Zug in Frankreich entgleist - über 40 Verletzte
Die Zeit
| 22:51 11.09.
Un train déraille en Seine-Maritime, une vingtaine de blessés selon un bilan provisoire
France24
| 22:17 11.09.
V Normandii vykolejil regionální vlak. Zranilo se nejméně 20 lidí
denik.cz
| 22:08 11.09.
Al menos 20 heridos al descarrilar un tren en el norte de Francia
El Mundo
| 21:49 11.09.
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