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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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In northern France, more than 40 people were injured in a train accident on Friday. The regional train escaped, a wagon tipped over. The train may have colliding with an object.
·Vienna, Austria
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In France, a train derailed, 44 people were injured, an 18-year-old girl is in critical condition Near Rouen, a train collided with an unidentified object and came off the rails. An 18-year-old girl is in critical condition<p>, 43 people are injured.</p>
·Kyiv, Ukraine
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44 people were injured, one person is in critical condition. The train accident occurred in France.
·Budapest, Hungary
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A train carrying 186 passengers derailed in northwestern France on Friday.
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C 31%
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