Live! Six killed in France train crash

July 13, 2013 00:33

Six people have been killed and 26 wounded in a train crash at Bretigny-sur-Orge, south of the French capital Paris, the interior ministry has said. The intercity train had just left Paris and was heading towards Limoges when it derailed, crashing into a station platform at 17:14 (16:14 GMT).

Passengers were said to be trapped inside the train. Guillaume Pepy, head of the French rail company SNCF, described the accident as a "catastrophe". The company said 385 passengers were on board when it crashed.

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