French derailment probe describes 'state of decay' - newspaper


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  • Monday, 07 Jul 2014

Rescue workers stand next to the wreckage of a derailed intercity train at the Bretigny-sur-Orge station near Paris July 12, 2013. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

PARIS (Reuters) - A train derailment that killed seven people and injured around 30 in central France last year was due to a maintenance problem that revealed an 'unprecedented state of decay', according to an experts' report to be made public on Monday, Le Figaro newspaper reported on its website.

If confirmed, the report will deal a new blow to French rail operator SNCF, already hit this year by strikes and a botched order of rolling stock. It declined to comment on the Le Figaro story.

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