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muriel_volestrangler

(101,358 posts) Fri Jul 12, 2013, 12:24 PM Jul 2013

'Many hurt' in France train crash

Many people have been hurt in a train crash at Bretigny-sur-Orge, south of the French capital Paris, reports say.

The intercity train had just left Paris and was heading towards Limoges when it derailed, crashing into a station platform at about 16:00 GMT.

People are reportedly trapped inside the train and a local official said there were "many casualties".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-23294630

That sounds nasty - if a train crashes into solid objects, expect a lot of casualties.

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'Many hurt' in France train crash (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Jul 2013 OP

Quatorze Juillet, Bastille Day. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #1

It was an eclisse -- apparently the connection between two pieces of rail. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #2

JDPriestly

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1. Quatorze Juillet, Bastille Day.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Fri Jul 12, 2013, 03:34 PM

Jul 2013

Very, very sad.

Wikipedia has a map that shows where this is.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C3%A9tigny-sur-Orge

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)

2. It was an eclisse -- apparently the connection between two pieces of rail.

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Mon Jul 15, 2013, 02:03 AM

Jul 2013

There is a picture in Le Monde here:

http://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2013/07/14/accident-de-train-a-bretigny-14-personnes-toujours-hospitalisees_3447392_3224.html

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