France rail crash: Dozens hurt as train hits tree in hailstorm
Dozens of people were hurt, eight of them
seriously, when a regional train hit a tree uprooted during a hailstorm in the
south of France.
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One of the passengers was critically hurt and airlifted to hospital
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Witnesses said
one passenger had been thrown out of the train by the force of the crash, at
Saint-Aunes in the Herault region.
Emergency
services said one person was critically injured and airlifted to hospital.
The front of the
train was badly damaged and windows were knocked out.
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The damage left the line between Montpellier and Nimes blocked
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The
double-decker train had been travelling at 140km/h to the east of Montpellier
when it rammed into the tree at around 15:45 local time (13:45 GMT), reports
said.
The accident
left the Montpellier to Nimes line completely blocked during the evening
rush-hour.
The hailstorm
hit large areas of the south and local residents in the area tweeted pictures
of hailstones the size of golf-balls.
The area is
known for its vineyards and there were concerns that this year's harvest could
be affected by the storm.
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Satellite images showed the violence of the hailstorm in the
region on
Wednesday afternoon
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An estimated 250 people were on the train at the time of the crash
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