One dead and at least 27 injured after a high-speed train collides with a truck in northern France

The driver of a high-speed train (TGV) died this Tuesday after the convoy crashed into a high-tonnage articulated truck at a level crossing on the line between the cities of Béthune y Lensnorth of France. There are at least 27 people injured, firefighters told the media. Ici.

According to local media, the accident occurred around 7:00 in the morning at the level crossing of Mazingarbein the municipality of Bully-les-Mines, on a TGV that was traveling between Dunkirk and Paris with about 250 people on board.

The train hit the truck trailer that crossed the tracks. The driver of the convoy lost his life and around thirty passengers of various degrees were also injured, as well as the truck driver.

The regional train service (TER) of the Hauts de France region indicated on its social networks that as a result of the accident, traffic between Béthune and Lens has been interrupted until the end of the day. The power supply has also been cut off on the Lille-Béthune, Lille-Lens and Lille-Douai axes.

The French Minister of Transport, Philippe Tabarot, announced in a message on his social networks that he was going to travel to the site of the accident – of which he did not give details about its magnitude – together with the CEO of the state railway company SNCF, Jean Castex.

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