A high speed train derailed and caught fire in France today, killing five people.
Reports say that it was a test run for a new Paris-Strasbourg line and technicians are believed to have been on board at the time of the crash.
Several people are thought to have been injured in the crash which happened in Eckwersheim, a town near Strasbourg.
Bas-Rhin : un TGV d’essai déraille près de Strasbourg https://t.co/eub1Pz1pm5 pic.twitter.com/2BjBOFtNal
— Le Parisien (@le_Parisien) November 14, 2015
Emergency services arrived at the scene shortly after the crash happened and the injured were airlifted to hospital.
Images circulating on social media show the train partly submerged in water with wreckage lying in a nearby field.
TGV train derails near French city of Strasbourg, five killed and seven injured, local media report https://t.co/spWOKNHPd9 — BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) November 14, 2015
Image via Twitter – Le Parisien
