A car was hit by a TGV at about 10 pm Saturday, August 31, at a crossing in Avessac (Loire-Atlantique), near Redon. The driver is slightly injured. The hundred passengers on the train en route to Quimper changed trains. They arrived in Brittany at 3:40.
A collision occurred on Saturday, August 31, at about 10 pm, between a car and a TGV, at crossing No. 33 located in Avessac (Loire-Atlantique), near Fitière locality. The driver of the vehicle is slightly injured. The TGV from Lille to Quimper, via Rennes, was driving towards Redon when the accident occurred.
The driver, 60 years old and resident of Guémené-Penfao (Loire-Atlantique) is committed to the railway. Realizing his mistake, he had the reflex to get out of his vehicle at the approach of the TGV, launched at 160 km / h. Under the violence of the shock, the train's motor hit and destroyed the car. The motorist was slightly injured receiving fragments of the vehicle. The TGV continued its run on 800 m before stopping.
The driver of the train was shocked. No passengers were injured. After some repairs on the motor the TGV was able to take the direction of Redon, where he arrived around 1:30 am, more than three hours after the accident. "In Redon, the 144 passengers boarded another TGV to finish their trip to Quimper at 3:40 am", says the SNCF.
The TGV Lille-Quimper was the last to go on the track Saturday night. "The accident did not impact other trains", indicates the company of gendarmerie of Châteaubriant. "The infrastructure has suffered little damage," she says again. " The traffic was able to resume normally this Sunday morning, ensures the SNCF.
Near Redon, a TGV hitting a car: the driver slightly injured and 144 travelers strandedOuest-France.fr
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