Overview
- A regional TER passenger train on the Rouen–Caen route derailed near Cléon and Tourville-la-Rivière on Friday evening, overturning one carriage and derailing four others.
- Authorities reported at least 44 people injured, including an 18-year-old in critical condition, and said about 180 to 200 passengers were aboard.
- Emergency teams launched a large response that included roughly 140 firefighters and the activation of the Seine-Maritime departmental operational centre and the ORSEC NOVI multi-casualty plan.
- Police, SNCF and the public prosecutor's office have opened probes to establish the cause; a police source told BFMTV the train may have hit an unidentified object but that account is unconfirmed.
- The derailment has halted services on the Rouen–Caen line and affected nearby routes, with SNCF providing replacement buses and investigators expected to examine track, rolling stock and any external obstructions.