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| Deadly French train crash at Bretigny-sur-Orge | Deadly French train crash at Bretigny-sur-Orge |
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| Six people have been killed and 26 wounded in a train crash at Bretigny-sur-Orge, south of the French capital Paris, the interior ministry has said. | |
| The intercity train had just left Paris and was heading towards Limoges when it derailed, crashing into a station platform at 17:14 (16:14 GMT). | |
| Passengers were said to be trapped inside the train. | |
| Guillaume Pepy, head of the French rail company SNCF, described the accident as a "catastrophe". | |
| The company said 385 passengers were on board when it crashed. | |
| Four carriages derailed, one of which was on its side on the track. The three coaches at the head of the train were upright on the track, it said. | |
| French President Francois Hollande has arrived at the crash site and is meeting emergency officials. | |
| Interior Minister Manuel Valls told reporters seven people had died and dozens were hurt in what was a "constantly evolving" situation. Another interior ministry later put the number of deaths at six, with another 9 people seriously hurt and 17 lightly injured. | |
| Some of the wounded were transferred to hospital by helicopter, interior ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said. | |
| Bretigny mayor and local MP Michel Pouzol said four of the carriages were lying wrecked on the station platform. | Bretigny mayor and local MP Michel Pouzol said four of the carriages were lying wrecked on the station platform. |
| He said the emergency services were responding to a "red alert", put into action when many casualties are expected. | He said the emergency services were responding to a "red alert", put into action when many casualties are expected. |
| A police source told the AFP news agency the train had crashed at high speed and split in two - part of it continued along the track while the other section rolled onto its side. | A police source told the AFP news agency the train had crashed at high speed and split in two - part of it continued along the track while the other section rolled onto its side. |
| Other media reports spoke of passengers being electrocuted and crushed. | Other media reports spoke of passengers being electrocuted and crushed. |
| Ophelie, who witnessed the crashed, told the I-Tele news channel everyone was shocked. | |
| Some people on the platforms were among the injured, she said. | |
| French transport routes were particularly busy at the time of the crash due to the run-up to a holiday weekend marking Sunday's Bastille Day. | |
| "There were plenty of people on the platforms because of it being a holiday weekend," said Jean Paul Huchon, Socialist president in the IIe de France area. | |
| SNCF said an investigation was under way to determine the cause of the derailment. | |
| "We can't confirm anything without proof. I'll speak when it's clear. I will be completely transparent but right now everything must be done to help the victims," Mr Pepy told reporters in Bretigny. | |
| Judicial and transport ministry inquires have also been launched. | |
| The train had left Paris-Austerlitz station at 16 :53 local time and was due to arrive at Limoges-Benedictins at 20:05, the company said in a statement. | |
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