A regional train derailed this Friday in Cléon in the French department of Seine-Maritime. There are at least 20 people injured, according to the French Transport Ministers.
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11/09/2026
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Uthe regional passenger transport train, with 180 people on board, derailed this Friday afternoon in the French department of Seine-Maritime, in the Normandy region, in northern France.
The French Transport Minister, Philippe Tabarot, confirmed through social media that the accident caused at least 20 injuries.
The ruler speaks in a “provisional balance” and says he is following the situation “closely”, together with the mayor of Seine-Maritime.
The vehicle, which made the connection between Rouen and Caen, derailed in the section between Tourville and Elbeuf-Saint-Aubin, near the town of Cléon.
More than 130 firefighters supported by 80 vehicles were mobilized to the site.
Un TER transport 180 passages et assurant la liaison Rouen-Caen a déraillé entre Tourville et Elbeuf-Saint-Aubin, au niveau de la commune de Cléon, en Seine-Maritime.
To cette heure, le bilan provisoire fait état d’environ vingt blessedes.
140 pompiers sont engages sur place..
— Philippe Tabarot (@PhilippeTabarot) September 11, 2026
Jean-Benoît Albertini, the mayor of Seine-Maritime, made a statement at 22h of Friday (21h in Lisbon), indicating that the “accident occurred at 19h30 (18h30 in Lisbon) on the Caen-Rouen line, next to Cléon”.
The person responsible also said that an investigation will be opened to the causes of the accident and that an emergency plan for events with several victims will be triggered.
The French media show the great apparatus on site:
Une vingtaine de personnes seraient blessedes selon un premier bilan, tandis que les secours sont massivement mobilisés. pic.twitter. with/jHW3mWTwf
— Media Express (@media express e) September 11, 2026
[News updated at 9:17 p.m.]