Ingenheim derailment explained

Ingenheim derailment
Image Alt:	Photograph of the unit involved
Country:	France
Line:	LGV Est
Operator:	SNCF
Service:	Colmar-Paris TGV
Type:	Derailment
Cause:	Landslip
Trains:	1
Passengers:	348
Injuries:	22

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.

Derailment

At 07:45 CET (06:45 UTC), a Colmar-Paris TGV train derailed between Ingenheim and Saessolsheim, Bas-Rhin, France. Euroduplex unit 4707 formed the train involved in the accident.^[1] At the time of the derailment, the train was travelling at 270km/h.^[2] 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. He was airlifted to the Haute-Pierre Hospital in Strasbourg. Emergency service response included 102 gendarmes, 99 firefighters and 10 SAMU agents.^[3] Passengers were evacuated from the area by bus.^[4] The derailemnt was caused by a landslip in a cutting affecting the track.^{[5] [6]}

The line was closed following the crash and service was diverted. No cancellations of services were made as a result of the crash.^[7]

Investigation

The Strasbourg Public Prosecutor's Office opened an investigation into the accident.^[3] The Bureau d'Enquêtes sur les Accidents de Transport Terrestre (BEA-TT) is responsible for investigation of railway accidents in France.

See also

• Eckwersheim derailment – 2015 TGV derailment in Bas-Rhin

Notes and References

1. GroupeSNCF . 1235489461703712769 . 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. . SNCF . French .
2. Web site: Tgv ontspoord bij Straatsburg, meerdere gewonden . TGV derailed near Strasbourg, several wounded . Dutch . De Telegraaf . 5 March 2020.
3. Web site: 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 . French . Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace . 5 March 2020.
4. Web site: Twenty-two hurt after high-speed train derails in eastern France . Reuters . 5 March 2020.
5. Web site: Un TGV Strasbourg-Paris déraille, 22 blessés, le conducteur en urgence absolue . A Strasbourg-Paris TGV derails, 22 injured, the driver in absolute emergency . French . Le Figaro . 5 March 2020.
6. GroupeSNCF . 1235489459342389250 . 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 . SNCF . French .
7. Web site: High-speed TGV train derails in eastern France . Yahoo . 5 March 2020.