Cow Strike Delays TGV, Forcing French Minister to Cancel Dijon Visit

Overview

• Housing Minister Vincent Jeanbrun canceled his Dijon stop Friday after the TGV he was on hit a cow near Darcey, causing about a three-hour delay.
• The Lyria service left Paris at 12:22 for Zurich and, after safety checks, moved again to Blaisy-Bas around 3:30 p.m.
• SNCF said passengers would transfer to another train later in the afternoon to continue to Dijon.
• SNCF Voyageurs reported slight damage to the train, and SNCF Réseau said crews were searching for the cow to clear the line.
• Dijon Métropole president François Rebsamen said cow collisions on the rails happen often and noted he faced a similar incident last week.