'Track fault' in Paris crash
The train derailment that killed at least six people in central France on Friday may have been caused by a loose steel plate at a junction, French train operator SNCF said.
Report: Eight dead after France train derailment
An Intercity train to Limoges derailed today around 5pm in the municipality of Brétigny-sur-Orge, French newspaper Le Parisien is reporting. Emergency services are attending.
Eight people are thought to be dead and many of the wounded are still stuck in the trains.
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