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Train derailment in Normandy injures 44; sabotage probed
By The BriefBrief · Sources (10)
Filed: Sep 12, 2026 at 7:13 AM ET
UPDATED Sep 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
Summary: French authorities are investigating whether sabotage caused a train derailment in Normandy that injured 44 people. The regional train carrying 186 passengers from Rouen to Caen derailed Friday evening at Cléon in Seine-Maritime, and an 18-year-old woman was evacuated by helicopter to Rouen University Hospital. Police said a piece of rail found on the track was probably linked to the derailment.
WHO: French national police communications service (SICOP)
WHAT: Authorities investigate whether sabotage caused a train derailment that injured 44 people.
WHEN: Sep 12, 2026
WHERE: Cléon, Seine-Maritime, France
WHY: A piece of rail was found on the track and is believed to be probably linked to the derailment.
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