Overview
- A Paris-bound TGV struck the trailer of a truck hauling Army vehicles at a level crossing in Nœux-les-Mines, derailing the lead unit.
- The driver of the train died, with TF1 citing preliminary police counts of either 13 or 27 injured passengers.
- Police took the truck driver into custody after the collision.
- Transport minister Philippe Tabarot said he will visit the site with SNCF chief Jean Castex.
- The train was operating off the high-speed network on the Dunkirk–Paris line, and a rail union pointed to a similar Army convoy problem at a crossing a week earlier.