#AceBreakingNews says `2 dead, 7 injured as train derails in French Alps – firefighters‘
There are at least two dead and seven have been injured as a train derailed in French Alps, according to AFP citing the firefighters.
The train, traveling from the coastal city of Nice, was en route to the town of Digne-les-Bains, capital of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department, when the accident happened.
According to preliminary information, the train hit a rock on the track and one of the cars derailed, said firefighters.
Three medical teams and a helicopter were sent to the scene. A rescue operation to free those trapped in the train continues.
Photo – Le #train qui a déraillé se trouve a flanc de colline (Nice Matin)#déraillement pic.twitter.com/dK3Mbudo7V
— Arnaud Tousch (@nanotousch) February 8, 2014
Photo aérienne impressionante du #train qui a déraillépic.twitter.com/biHDRZLVZe (Nice Matin) #déraillement #pignes
— Arnaud Tousch (@nanotousch) February 8, 2014