Derailment of a train near Paris RER, SNCF traffic disrupted


The derailment of a train RER at Choisy-le-Roi, in the Paris suburbs, made a dozen minor injuries, the station announced in a statement.

Radio France Info has spoken of his side of 17 minor injuries among the 300 people aboard.

The train traffic was suspended as a result of the Paris-Toulouse.

The incident, according to the SNCF, was due to a block of concrete hit by a car and thrown onto the tracks. The concrete block was damaged catenary. A train RER, striking the concrete block is out of the rails.

Emergency services were brought on site as well as response teams from SNCF, the SNCF said in a statement.

A witness contacted by Reuters said he was blocked Aubrais station in Orleans, on board a train from Limoges. A delay of at least three hours was announced to passengers aboard the train.