Twenty-two hurt after high-speed train derails in eastern France


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  • Thursday, 05 Mar 2020

An aerial view shows a derailed high-speed TGV train operated by state-owned railway company SNCF in Ingenheim, near Strasbourg, France, in this picture released by the Prefecture du Bas-Rhin on March 5, 2020. SDIS 67 / Prefecture du Bas-Rhin via REUTERS

PARIS (Reuters) - A high-speed TGV train running between Strasbourg in eastern France and Paris derailed on Thursday after a land slip, injuring 22 people including one seriously, local officials said.

Police and emergency services rushed to the scene of the accident, which happened at 0745 (0845 (GMT) near Ingenheim in the Bas-Rhin area, the local prefecture said.

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