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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Aftenposten
NettavisenA train carrying 186 passengers derailed in northwest France on Friday. 44 of them are injured, one of them critically.
44 people were injured, Friday night, in Normandy, after a TER train with nearly 200 passengers derailed in the area of Cleon. An 18-year-old girl, seriously injured, was transported by helicopter to the hospital.
The Independent
The Independent (US)At least 44 people injured after train derails in northern France
Police say train came off tracks between Rouen and Caen after striking unidentified object
A regional train with around 180 passengers is derailed in the northwest of France. Hours later it is still unclear how exactly it could happen.
A regional passenger train (TER) running on the line between Rouen and Cannes derailed in the department of Saint-Maritime, Normandy, after colliding with an unexpected obstacle on the tracks. The number of injured people according to the latest data is 44 people. The incident triggered an immediate and large-scale response from the French rescue services. According to information from the French television channel TF1, the special plan for cr…
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