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| Over 10 injured as metro train derails in Marseille, France | Over 10 injured as metro train derails in Marseille, France |
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| At least 14 people were injured in Marseille on Friday after a metro train derailed, transport authorities said. None of the injuries are serious and all the passengers have been evacuated. | |
| The victims were passengers of the train, who were hit by ceilings that fell in the cars at Sainte Marguerite Dromel metro station. None of their injuries are life-threatening. | |
| The incident was reportedly caused by a failure of the rubber tire on one of the wheels of a car, after it rode over a piece that fell from the traction system. | The incident was reportedly caused by a failure of the rubber tire on one of the wheels of a car, after it rode over a piece that fell from the traction system. |
| 40 firefighters were sent to the scene of the incident and evacuated all the passengers. | |
| One of two lines in a segment of the transit system will be closed to traffic until the end of the day as a result of the incident. | |
| A replacement bus service has been deployed to compensate for the disruption. | |
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