'Seven dead' as French high-speed train derails
- 9 years ago
A French TGV train has derailed and some of its cars have landed in a canal during a test run close to the German border.
seven people died in the crash, according to multiple French media reports that cited the government in Bas-Rhin prefecture.
There's no sign of a criminal cause or that the incident might be somehow related to the Paris attacks that struck Friday, officials say.
Emergency crews have evacuated people who were wounded, according to local news site Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace, which says more than 40 passengers had been on the train.
seven people died in the crash, according to multiple French media reports that cited the government in Bas-Rhin prefecture.
There's no sign of a criminal cause or that the incident might be somehow related to the Paris attacks that struck Friday, officials say.
Emergency crews have evacuated people who were wounded, according to local news site Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace, which says more than 40 passengers had been on the train.