Ingenheim derailment

The Ingenheim derailment occurred on 5 March 2020 when a TGV train derailed near Ingenheim, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France, on the LGV Est rail line due to a landslip. Twenty-one of the 348 passengers on board were injured, along with the driver.

Ingenheim derailment
Photograph of the unit involved
Euroduplex unit 4707 was the train involved.
Details
Date5 March 2020 (2020-03-05)
LocationIngenheim, Bas-Rhin
CountryFrance
LineLGV Est
OperatorSNCF
ServiceColmar-Paris TGV
Incident typeDerailment
CauseLandslip
Statistics
Trains1
Passengers348
Injured22

Accident

At 07:45 CET (06:45 UTC),[1] a Colmar-Paris TGV train derailed between Ingenheim and Saessolsheim, Bas-Rhin, France.[2] Euroduplex unit 4707 formed the train involved in the accident.[3] At the time of the derailment, the train was travelling at 270 kilometres per hour (170 mph).[4] The first five vehicles of the train were derailed. The train was carrying 348 passengers. Twenty-two people were injured, including the driver of the train, who was severely injured.[1] He was airlifted to the Haute-Pierre Hospital in Strasbourg. Emergency service response included 102 gendarmes, 99 firefighters and 10 SAMU agents.[2] Passengers were evacuated from the accident site by bus.[5] The accident was caused by a landslip in a cutting affecting the track.[1][6]

The line was closed following the accident, with services diverted. No cancellations of services were made as a result of the accident.[7]

Investigation

The Strasbourg Public Prosecutor's Office opened an investigation into the accident.[2] The Bureau d'Enquêtes sur les Accidents de Transport Terrestre (BEA-TT) is responsible for investigation of railway accidents in France.

See also

References
  1. "Un TGV Strasbourg-Paris déraille, 22 blessés, le conducteur en urgence absolue" [A Strasbourg-Paris TGV derails, 22 injured, the driver in absolute emergency] (in French). Le Figaro. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. "Un TGV déraille entre Strasbourg et Saverne: 22 blessés, dont un dans un état grave" [A TGV derailed between Strasbourg and Saverne: 22 injured, including one in serious condition] (in French). Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  3. SNCF [@GroupeSNCF] (5 March 2020). "Malgré cette sortie de voie, le TGV est resté debout. Les premières constatations font état d'un bilan de trois blessés. L'agent de conduite du TGV, grièvement blessé, a été évacué par hélicoptère" [Despite this departure from the track, the TGV remained standing. Initial findings indicate that three people were injured. The seriously injured TGV operator was evacuated by helicopter.] (Tweet) (in French) – via Twitter.
  4. "Tgv ontspoord bij Straatsburg, meerdere gewonden" [TGV derailed near Strasbourg, several wounded] (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  5. "Twenty-two hurt after high-speed train derails in eastern France". Reuters. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  6. SNCF [@GroupeSNCF] (5 March 2020). "Sortie de voie d'un TGV entre #Strasbourg et Paris ce matin à 7h45" [A TGV left the rails between #Strasbourg and Paris this morning at 07:45] (Tweet) (in French) – via Twitter.
  7. "High-speed TGV train derails in eastern France". Yahoo. Retrieved 5 March 2020.

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