Train derailment in Normandy: investigators focus on deliberate sabotage
A section of rail was found on the tracks following a train derailment Friday evening in northwestern France that left 44 people injured, according to a police source.
Investigators are focusing on the theory of deliberate sabotage in connection with a train derailment that occurred Friday, September 11, in the evening in northwestern France, in Normandy, according to RFI.
According to a police source cited by RFI, a section of rail was found on the tracks, a discovery that is leading investigators to suspect an intentional act rather than a technical malfunction.
The accident left 44 people injured, based on information available at this time.
The exact circumstances of the derailment remain to be determined, and the investigation is continuing to establish the precise cause of the rail section being found on the tracks.
Sources
- France: la piste de l'acte malveillant privilégiée après le déraillement d'un train en Normandie — RFI — Français
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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