Eckwersheim derailment
train crash in Alsace, France on 14 November 2015
On 14 November 2015, a TGV train derailed in Eckwersheim, Alsace, France, while being tested on the second phase of the LGV Est high-speed rail line, which was scheduled to open for commercial service five months later. The derailment resulted in 11 deaths and 42 injuries. It was the first fatal derailment in the history of the TGV and the third derailment since the TGV entered commercial service in 1981.[4][5]
| Eckwersheim derailment | |
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.jpg) Rear power car of derailed train | |
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| Details | |
| Date | 14 November 2015 15:05 (CET) |
| Location | Eckwersheim, Bas-Rhin |
| Coordinates | 48°41′25″N 7°42′19″E / 48.6902°N 7.7053°E |
| Country | France |
| Line | LGV Est phase 2 |
| Operator | SNCF |
| Incident type | Derailment |
| Cause | High speed on a curve because of late braking |
| Statistics | |
| Trains | 1 |
| Passengers | 4[a] |
| Crew | 49 |
| Deaths | 11[2] |
| Injured | 42, including 22 seriously injured[3] |
References
change- ↑ "Onze morts à Eckwersheim, premiers éléments d'enquête". L'Alsace.fr (in French). 15 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
- ↑ "France TGV crash: Children on board derailed train". BBC News. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- ↑ BEATT (5 February 2016). "Note d'étape sur le déraillement de la rame d'essai de la LGV Est-Européenne survenu le 14 novembre 2015 à Eckwersheim" (PDF).
- ↑ "French TGV high-speed train derails near Strasbourg". BBC News. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ↑ Bach, Christian; Poivret, Aurélien (14 November 2015). "Accident de la rame d'essai de TGV : 10 morts, douze blessés dans un état grave, cinq personnes recherchées, numéro vert mis en place". Les Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace (in French).