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Train derails in Normandy, injuring 44 people

A passenger train carrying 186 people derailed in northwestern France between Rouen and Caen on Friday evening, leaving 44 people injured, one of them critically. Police reported that the train came off the tracks after striking an unidentified object. It remains unconfirmed what the object was.

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WhereNormandy
49.273, 0.230 ±120 km
First reported43 days ago
Published2026-09-12 05:55 UTC
Occurred2026-09-11
Sources11
Casualties reported0
How this travelled.
Reports15Independent tellings11
11 independently corroborated tellings, 1 reported as carrying another outlet.

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Global Event Monitor. Train derails in Normandy, injuring 44 people. 2026-09-12T05:55:36.361Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:2023. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-12/%E6%B3%95%E5%9C%8B%E8%A5%BF%E5%8C%97%E9%83%A8%E7%81%AB%E8%BB%8A%E5%87%BA%E8%BB%8C-44%E4%BA%BA%E5%8F%97%E5%82%B71%E4%BA%BA%E9%87%8D%E5%82%B7-4ea571bb

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