Eckwersheim derailment

When

14 Nov 2015

Kind

Rail accident

Coordinates

48.69° N, 7.71° E

Description

train crash in Alsace, France on 14 November 2015

Deaths

11

Injured

42

Participants

1

Cause

excessive speed

Train crash in Alsace, France on 14 November 2015

On 14 November 2015, a TGV train derailed in Eckwersheim, Alsace, France, while performing commissioning trials 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.

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