The clue of a malicious act is privileged in investigating the derailment of a train on Friday in France, of which 44 were injured, having been found a piece of track on the track, it was announced today.
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12/09/2026
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Lusa
A information is advanced by AFP, which cites a police source.
The derailment of the regional train (TER) carrying 186 passengers took place in Normandy, in the municipality of Cléon (Seine-Maritime) on Friday around 19:45.
In total, 44 people were injured, including a young woman who was removed “in critical condition”, and important means of help were mobilized with 130 firefighters, five medical teams and 80 vehicles.
The results of the “tests” of alcohol and drugs to the train driver were “all negative”, said the prosecutor of Rouen, Sébastien Gallois.
Some passengers present witnessed the violence of the accident.
In statements to the 24-year-old public station Ici, Louis, told that at first, he felt bumps that seemed normal, but “two or three seconds later, the situation became more intense.”.
“I couldn’t stay in the seat anymore, I had to hold on to the front seat. We started derailing, the windows broke partially, mainly in the front of the wagon. Road stones flew into the wagon. There were pieces of glass everywhere (...). I’m still shaking,” he said.
However, the circulation that had been stopped immediately largely around the area of the accident was restored, today indicated the spokesman of SNCF (Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français).