Ingenheim derailment

The Ingenheim derailment occurred on 5 March 2020 when a TGV train derailed near Ingenheim, Bas-Rhin, Grand Est, France, on the LGV Est rail line due to a landslip. Twenty-one of the 348 passengers on board were injured, along with the driver.

Ingenheim derailment
Euroduplex unit 4707 was the train involved.
Details
Date	5 March 2020 (2020-03-05)
Location	Ingenheim, Bas-Rhin
Country	France
Line	LGV Est
Operator	SNCF
Service	Colmar-Paris TGV
Incident type	Derailment
Cause	Landslip
Statistics
Trains	1
Passengers	348
Injured	22

Derailment

At 07:45 CET (06:45 UTC),^[1] a Colmar-Paris TGV train derailed between Ingenheim and Saessolsheim, Bas-Rhin, France.^[2] Euroduplex unit 4707 formed the train involved in the accident.^[3] At the time of the derailment, the train was travelling at 270 kilometres per hour (170 mph).^[4] The first five vehicles of the train were derailed. The train was carrying 348 passengers. Twenty-two people were injured, including the driver of the train, who was severely injured.^[1] He was airlifted to the Haute-Pierre Hospital in Strasbourg. Emergency service response included 102 gendarmes, 99 firefighters and 10 SAMU agents.^[2] Passengers were evacuated from the area by bus.^[5] The derailment was caused by a landslip in a cutting affecting the track.^[1][6]

The line was closed following the crash and service was diverted. No cancellations of services were made as a result of the crash.^[7]

Investigation

The Strasbourg Public Prosecutor's Office opened an investigation into the accident.^[2] The Bureau d'Enquêtes sur les Accidents de Transport Terrestre (BEA-TT) is responsible for investigation of railway accidents in France.

See also

• Eckwersheim derailment – 2015 TGV derailment in Bas-Rhin