7 dead as TGV derails in France

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http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34822666

A high-speed TGV train has derailed near the eastern French city of Strasbourg, killing at least seven people, officials say.

The crash happened during a test run in the town of Eckwersheim, on a new Paris-Strasbourg line.

Reports say technicians were on board the train and seven people were injured.

The injured have been taken to hospital by helicopters.
Local government officials say the derailment was due to "excessive speed".

The train was carrying 49 people when it derailed, caught fire and headed into a canal.

Pictures later showed the locomotive partly submerged. Wreckage was also scattered in a field beside the track.

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Trop grande vitesse

Very sad news however.