Ingenheim derailment explained

Ingenheim derailment
Image Alt:Photograph of the unit involved
Country:France
Line:LGV Est
Operator:SNCF
Service:Colmar-Paris TGV
Type:Derailment
Cause:Landslip
Trains:1
Passengers:348
Injuries:22

The Ingenheim derailment occurred on 5 March 2020 when a TGV train derailed near Ingenheim, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France, on the LGV Est rail line due to a landslip. Twenty-one of the 348 passengers on board were injured, along with the driver.

Derailment

At 07:45 CET (06:45 UTC), a Colmar-Paris TGV train derailed between Ingenheim and Saessolsheim, Bas-Rhin, France. Euroduplex unit 4707 formed the train involved in the accident.[1] At the time of the derailment, the train was travelling at 270km/h.[2] The first five vehicles of the train were derailed. The train was carrying 348 passengers. Twenty-two people were injured, including the driver of the train, who was severely injured. He was airlifted to the Haute-Pierre Hospital in Strasbourg. Emergency service response included 102 gendarmes, 99 firefighters and 10 SAMU agents.[3] Passengers were evacuated from the area by bus.[4] The derailemnt was caused by a landslip in a cutting affecting the track.[5] [6]

The line was closed following the crash and service was diverted. No cancellations of services were made as a result of the crash.[7]

Investigation

The Strasbourg Public Prosecutor's Office opened an investigation into the accident.[3] The Bureau d'Enquêtes sur les Accidents de Transport Terrestre (BEA-TT) is responsible for investigation of railway accidents in France.

See also

Notes and References

  1. GroupeSNCF . 1235489461703712769 . 5 March 2020 . Malgré cette sortie de voie, le TGV est resté debout. Les premières constatations font état d’un bilan de trois blessés. L’agent de conduite du TGV, grièvement blessé, a été évacué par hélicoptère. . Despite this departure from the track, the TGV remained standing. Initial findings indicate that three people were injured. The seriously injured TGV operator was evacuated by helicopter. . SNCF . French .
  2. Web site: Tgv ontspoord bij Straatsburg, meerdere gewonden . TGV derailed near Strasbourg, several wounded . Dutch . De Telegraaf . 5 March 2020.
  3. Web site: Un TGV déraille entre Strasbourg et Saverne: 22 blessés, dont un dans un état grave . A TGV derailed between Strasbourg and Saverne: 22 injured, including one in serious condition . French . Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace . 5 March 2020.
  4. Web site: Twenty-two hurt after high-speed train derails in eastern France . https://web.archive.org/web/20200305111255/https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-france-tgv/twenty-two-hurt-after-high-speed-train-derails-in-eastern-france-idUKKBN20S0TV . dead . 5 March 2020 . Reuters . 5 March 2020.
  5. Web site: Un TGV Strasbourg-Paris déraille, 22 blessés, le conducteur en urgence absolue . A Strasbourg-Paris TGV derails, 22 injured, the driver in absolute emergency . French . Le Figaro . 5 March 2020.
  6. GroupeSNCF . 1235489459342389250 . 5 March 2020 . Sortie de voie d'un TGV entre #Strasbourg et Paris ce matin à 7h45. . A TGV left the rails between #Strasbourg and Paris this morning at 07:45 . SNCF . French .
  7. Web site: High-speed TGV train derails in eastern France . Yahoo . 5 March 2020.

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