French high-speed train derailed due to driver error
The wrecked train was traveling at a speed of 243 kilometers per hour when the speed limit in the area is 176 kilometers per hour. 11 people died. The train ran a new high-speed line linking Paris and Strasbourg, and derailed near the border with Germany. The train derailed while crossing a bridge and fell into the waters of the Alsace River.
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The French high-speed train wrecked on November 14 in which 11 people died, derailed due to an error of the driver.
The wrecked train was traveling at a speed of 243 kilometers per hour when the speed limit in the area is 176 kilometers per hour. 11 people died. The train ran a new high-speed line linking Paris and Strasbourg, and derailed near the border with Germany. The train derailed while crossing a bridge and fell into the waters of the Alsace River.