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France Investigates Possible Sabotage After Normandy Train Derailment Injures 44
A regional train carrying 186 passengers derailed near Cleon in Normandy, injuring 44 people, after police found a fragment of rail on the track that a police spokeswoman said was probably linked to the crash - a malicious act is now the leading line of inquiry.
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A regional train derailed in Cleon, in northwestern France, on Friday evening, injuring 44 people in an incident authorities are investigating as possible sabotage. The train, which was carrying 186 passengers on a route from Rouen to Caen, saw one carriage tip onto its side while four others left the tracks.
Among the injured was an 18-year-old woman who was evacuated by helicopter to Rouen University Hospital. A spokeswoman for the French national police communications service said a fragment of rail found on the track was probably linked to the derailment, and a police source said a malicious act was being treated as the main line of inquiry into what caused the crash. Investigators have not yet said who might be responsible or what motive might lie behind the incident, which comes amid heightened concern in France over infrastructure security following a series of unrelated railway sabotage incidents in recent years.
Key facts
- A regional train with 186 passengers derailed near Cleon, Normandy, on Friday evening
- 44 people were injured; one carriage tipped over while four others left the tracks
- An 18-year-old woman was evacuated by helicopter to Rouen University Hospital
- Police found a rail fragment on the track probably linked to the derailment
- A malicious act is being treated as the leading line of inquiry
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