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A high-speed TGV train has derailed near the eastern French city of Strasbourg, killing at least 10 people, officials say.
The crash happened during a test run in the town of Eckwersheim, on a new Paris-Strasbourg line.
The train was carrying 49 railway technicians when it derailed, caught fire, and plunged into a canal. Eleven people suffered serious injuries.
The derailment was due to "excessive speed", officials say.
Pictures showed the locomotive partly submerged. Wreckage was also scattered in a field beside the track.
Reports say the Paris-Strasbourg high-speed line is scheduled to open next year.
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Something something isis
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>speeding at the end of a LGV
Had that one already.
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There are reports that 10 are dead. Anyone confirm?
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>>897964
http://imgur.com/a/Zz1Vw
more pics
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It was an experimental train, hence why there only were technicians and engineers onboard.
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>>897964
What rolling stock is that?
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>>898166
New rhine rohne trains
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>>898166
http://www.railwaygazette.com/news/high-speed/single-view/view/testing-starts-on-lgv-est-phase-2.html
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What do you think caused the derailment? They're saying it was excessive speed, but was it excessive speed on a turn? Or that lateral shimmy trains get at high speeds? Or track imperfections?
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Disregard that, just read the article.
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