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"gewg_" writes:

from the excessive-speed dept.

Deutsche Welle reports [dw.com]

Ten people died when a high-speed train on a test track near Strasbourg derailed near the German border and crashed into a canal near a bridge. Rescue teams were quickly on the scene.

There were 60 technicians on board the high speed TGV train on [November 14] when it crashed near Eckwersheim, leaving 10 people dead. Local authorities said the train appeared to have "derailed because of excessive speed".

The train derailed and caught fire at about 6:15 p.m. local time according to local press reports. The wreckage fell into a canal.

The crash happened on the second section of the Paris to Strasbourg high-speed TGV line, which is due to open in April 2016.

[...]A witness said she saw the train catch fire and then overturn. It may have struck the bridge before the fire started.

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