A train driver has died after his high-speed passenger train collided with a lorry carrying military equipment at a level crossing in France.
A number of injuries have also been reported following the incident, which took place on Tuesday morning between Béthune and Lens in the north-western Pas-de-Calais region.
Two people were critically injured while 11 others sustained minor injuries, French media reports.
The region's President Xavier Bertrand confirmed the death of the TGV driver and described the accident as a "terrible tragedy".
"My thoughts are with his family, his loved ones and all the staff at who are mourning his loss," he wrote on X.
