One dead as high-speed train collides with lorry in France

More than a dozen people are injured, two of whom critically, in the incident in the Calais region.

Train driver killed as high-speed TGV crashes into truck in northern France

Twenty-seven passengers were injured in a collision between the train and a military truck at a crossing between Béthune and Lens, according to rail operator SNCF.

France high-speed rail collides with truck, killing train driver

A French high-speed train crashed into a truck at a crossing in northern France on Tuesday, killing the driver of the TGV and critically injuring two people, officials said. The accident occurred between the towns of Bethune and Lens in the northern French region of Pas-de-Calais at around 7am, said rail operator SNCF. Two people were in critical condition, while 11 others sustained less serious injuries, the prefecture said in an updated tally. Officials had earlier reported that 27 people w...

By Agence France-Presse

Train driver killed, two critically injured as TGV train collides with truck in north of France

The driver of a high-speed TGV train was killed and 13 people were injured on Tuesday morning when the train collided with a truck in the Pas-de-Calais region.

By FRANCE 24

One dead as high speed train crashes into military truck in France

The accident happened at a level crossing between the towns of Bethune and Lens

By Inti Landauro

Driver dies, 13 injured in French high-speed train crash

A French high-speed train crashed into a truck at a crossing in northern France this morning, killing the driver of the TGV and critically injuring two people, officials said.

TGV high-speed train hits truck in N. France, train driver killed

Several people were injured Tuesday morning when a high-speed train (Train à Grande Vitesse, TGV) collided with a truck in northern France, in the Pas-de-Calais region. The train d...