A train derailed on Friday evening on the route between the cities of Rouen and Caen in Normandy, northwest France, the French transport minister said.
Around 20 people were injured in the accident, which occurred near the town of Cleon at around 7:54 p.m. local time (17:54 UTC), Philippe Tabarot said on X.
The minister stressed that the toll was a "provisional count." The train was carrying 180 passengers when it derailed.
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Tabarot said 140 firefighters were at the scene.
