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Train Derails in France, Injuring 44 People
Confirmed
In Short: A passenger train derailed in northwestern France, injuring 44 people, including one critically, according to local authorities.
A passenger train derailed in northwestern France on Friday, injuring 44 people, one critically, local authorities said. The train, which was carrying 186 passengers, was traveling between the Normandy cities of Rouen and Caen when it derailed at about 7:45pm (17:45 GMT), French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said on X.
Rouen prosecutor Sebastien Gallois reported that 44 people were injured, including an 18-year-old woman who was evacuated in critical condition. French train operator SNCF Reseau suspended traffic on the line and cut power to the tracks to allow emergency services to operate.
The priority is to care for the passengers and then to restore safe operating conditions, according to SNCF Reseau. French police have sealed the crash area near the commune of Cléon, and at least 44 people have been injured, including one seriously, after the derailment.
Emergency response was prompt, with 130 firefighters and five medical teams dispatched to the scene. French police have sealed the crash area near the commune of Cléon, and at least 44 people have been injured, including one seriously, after the derailment.
What's confirmed
- A passenger train derailed in northwestern France on Friday, injuring 44 people, one critically, local authorities said The train, which was carrying 186 passengers, was travelling on Friday between the Normandy cities of Rouen and Caen when it derailed at about 7:45pm (17:45 GMT), French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said on X.
What's still developing
- Gallois said tests for drugs and alcohol on the train driver had come back negative.
- France's state-owned railway operator SNCF reported "significant disruptions" on its routes in the area.
- Photographs later emerged showing passengers leaving the crashed train, with French media reporting that three carriages overturned.
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