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Ingenheim derailment
2020 railway incident in France
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Derailment
At 07:45 CET (06:45 UTC),[1] a Colmar-Paris TGV train derailed between Ingenheim and Saessolsheim, Bas-Rhin, France.[2] Euroduplex unit 4707 formed the train involved in the accident.[3] At the time of the derailment, the train was travelling at 270 kilometres per hour (170 mph).[4] The first five vehicles of the train were derailed. The train was carrying 348 passengers. Twenty-two people were injured, including the driver of the train, who was severely injured.[1] He was airlifted to the Haute-Pierre Hospital in Strasbourg. Emergency service response included 102 gendarmes, 99 firefighters and 10 SAMU agents.[2] Passengers were evacuated from the area by bus.[5] The derailment was caused by a landslip in a cutting affecting the track.[1][6]
The line was closed following the crash and service was diverted. No cancellations of services were made as a result of the crash.[7]
Investigation
The Strasbourg Public Prosecutor's Office opened an investigation into the accident.[2] The Bureau d'Enquêtes sur les Accidents de Transport Terrestre (BEA-TT) is responsible for investigation of railway accidents in France.
See also
- Eckwersheim derailment – 2015 TGV derailment in Bas-Rhin