Train derails in northern France, injuring around 20 people
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E-mailPARIS, Sept 11 (Reuters) - A train derailed between Rouen and Caen in northern France, injuring around 20 people on Friday evening at around 7:54 p.m., French authorities said.
The train was carrying 180 passengers and went off the rails near to the town of Cleon in Normandy, French Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said in a post on X.
There are 140 firefighters at the scene to help the injured and the passengers, he added.
The local authority, the prefecture of Seine-Maritime, advised the public to avoid the area.
(Reporting by Layli Foroudi and Richard Lough;)
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