Ingenheim derailment

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Ingenheim derailment
Neu-Isenburg-Zeppelinheimer Bahnhof- auf Bahnsteig zu Gleis 2- Richtung Frankfurt am Main (TGV Duplex (Tz 4707)) 17.5.2012.jpg
Euroduplex unit 4707 was the train involved.
Details
Date5 March 2020 (2020-03-05)
Location Ingenheim, Bas-Rhin
CountryFrance
Line LGV Est
Operator SNCF
Service Colmar-Paris TGV
Incident typeDerailment
CauseLandslip
Statistics
Trains1
Passengers348
Injured22

The Ingenheim derailment occurred on 5 March 2020 when a TGV train derailed near Ingenheim, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France, on the LGV Est rail line due to a landslip. Twenty-one of the 348 passengers on board were injured, along with the driver.

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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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Un TGV Strasbourg-Paris déraille, 22 blessés, le conducteur en urgence absolue" [A Strasbourg-Paris TGV derails, 22 injured, the driver in absolute emergency] (in French). Le Figaro. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Un TGV déraille entre Strasbourg et Saverne: 22 blessés, dont un dans un état grave" [A TGV derailed between Strasbourg and Saverne: 22 injured, including one in serious condition] (in French). Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  3. ↑ SNCF [@GroupeSNCF] (5 March 2020). "Malgré cette sortie de voie, le TGV est resté debout. Les premières constatations font état d'un bilan de trois blessés. L'agent de conduite du TGV, grièvement blessé, a été évacué par hélicoptère" [Despite this departure from the track, the TGV remained standing. Initial findings indicate that three people were injured. The seriously injured TGV operator was evacuated by helicopter.] (Tweet) (in French) – via Twitter.
  4. ↑ "Tgv ontspoord bij Straatsburg, meerdere gewonden" [TGV derailed near Strasbourg, several wounded] (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Twenty-two hurt after high-speed train derails in eastern France". Reuters. Archived from the original on 5 March 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  6. ↑ SNCF [@GroupeSNCF] (5 March 2020). "Sortie de voie d'un TGV entre #Strasbourg et Paris ce matin à 7h45" [A TGV left the rails between #Strasbourg and Paris this morning at 07:45] (Tweet) (in French) – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ "High-speed TGV train derails in eastern France". Yahoo. Retrieved 5 March 2020.

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