France high-speed rail collides with truck, killing train driver

South China Morning Post Human InterestNews ReportEN 1 min read 100% complete by Agence France-PresseApril 7, 2026 at 11:29 AM

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On Tuesday morning in Bully-les-Mines, northern France, a high-speed TGV train traveling from Dunkirk to Paris collided with a truck carrying military equipment at a level crossing. The collision, occurring at approximately 6:48 am, resulted in the death of the 56-year-old train driver and critically injured two others. The train was carrying 243 passengers and was traveling at an estimated speed of 160 km/h (99 mph). Fourteen other passengers sustained minor injuries. The truck driver has been taken into police custody following the incident.

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The collision occurred at 6.48am when the train was moving at an estimated speed of 160km per hour.

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The train was travelling from Dunkirk to Paris carrying 243 people.

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The truck driver was taken into police custody.

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The train driver died in the collision.

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A French high-speed train crashed into a truck in northern France on Tuesday.

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Dunkirk 60% Paris 60% TGV 70% Bully-les-Mines 70% Etienne Thieffry ×270% France 90%

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high-speed train 90% train crash 80% truck collision 70% train driver 70% military equipment 60% level crossing 50% dunkirk to paris 40%

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