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Train Derailment Near Cléon Injures 40 Passengers in Normandy
topics 🌍 World tags WorldEurope keywords French TransportPhilippe Tabarot

About 200 passengers were on board a train that went off the tracks in northern France on Friday. The derailment occurred near Cléon in the Normandy region on a route between the cities of Rouen and Caen, leaving 40 people injured. Local officials provided the final injury count on the evening of Sept 11.

French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot initially reported that approximately 20 people were injured in the wreck. That figure was later increased to 40 by regional officials. The accident took place in northwest France, and emergency services responded to the scene to assist the derailed carriages.

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