RSOE EDIS: France - Vehicle Accident - 2009.12.22

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2009-12-22 04:28:07 - Vehicle Accident - France EDIS CODE: VI-20091222-24264-FRA Date & Time: 2009-12-22 04:28:07 [UTC] Area: France, Capital City, Choisy-le-Roi, Paris Number of Injured person(s): 17 Damage level: Moderate (Level 2) Not confirmed information! Description: This event happened on 20.12.2009: At least 17 people were injured when a car of Paris regional express train (RER) derailed late Sunday, the French National Railway Station said Monday. The derailment occurred at around 20:40 Paris time (1940 GMT) in Paris' southern region of Choisy-le-Roi, and forced many other trains to be rerouted, the national railway station said in a statement. The train didn't turn over but slipped off of the tracks after hitting a concrete block. Some local media said 17 people were slightly injured, but others put the injured number at 36. The accident added to the French railway's miseries, which have already been troubled by a strike on RER line A and the suspension of Eurostar trains bridging the Manche Channel. The strike on the RER line A, which links eastern and western Paris, moved into the 12th day Monday, with only half of the usual trains available. Posted:2009-12-22 04:28:07 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu