World · 12 September 2026
French train derails near Rouen, injuring at least 44 people
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A passenger train came off the tracks in northern France on Friday evening, with one 18-year-old woman airlifted to hospital in critical condition. The train was carrying 186 passengers between Rouen and Caen in Normandy when it derailed near Cléon. French police reported that the train hit an unidentified object, and 140 firefighters attended the scene.
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