Trainspotter Posted June 2, 2008 Share #1 Posted June 2, 2008 French train crash kills five PARIS - Police in eastern France say at least five people were killed when a train crashed into a bus carrying schoolchildren. Police in the Haute-Savoie region on the Swiss border says at least 12 people were injured in the crash near the town of Allinges. No further details about the cause of the crash Monday were immediately available. It is not clear whether children were among the victims. French President Nicolas Sarkozy paid tribute to the victims during a speech on education in the presidential palace. From: - June 2, 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pablo M 201 Posted June 2, 2008 Share #2 Posted June 2, 2008 Oh my, that sounds terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted June 2, 2008 Share #3 Posted June 2, 2008 It looks like a "regular" commuter train, not the TGV. Rural area. Sad. - Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted June 2, 2008 Share #4 Posted June 2, 2008 http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/06/02/news/France-Train-Crash.php 7 children dead 24 injured. Happened just before 2:00 p.m local time "The accident occurred just before 2:00 p.m. (1200 GMT) when a regional train struck the bus at a level crossing at Mesinges, near the town of Allinges in the mountainous Haute Savoie area near the border with Switzerland." - Reuters Not cool. - Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted June 2, 2008 Share #5 Posted June 2, 2008 Police standing at the site of a coach crash at a railway crossing in Mesinges, France on Monday. (Denis Balibouse/Reuters) - Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DOB2RTO Posted June 6, 2008 Share #6 Posted June 6, 2008 I don't like hearing of children being killed, especially in incidents that it can be avoided. That is why here in the USA, all school buses stop at all railroad crossings loaded and unloaded (even where exempt signs are), all transit buses stop, and motorcoaches stop when loaded (empty they don't have to stop)....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sebbieprops Posted June 9, 2008 Share #7 Posted June 9, 2008 Very sad to hear the tragic news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metsfan Posted June 9, 2008 Share #8 Posted June 9, 2008 Not sure if anyone else noticed this but it looks like the windshield kept the front from buckling. No wonder they use single windows..... a 2 window design would have fared worse i think... I wish the usa had more worldwide news coverage. - Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeystoneRegional Posted December 29, 2008 Share #9 Posted December 29, 2008 Please, watch the Nazi Banksters Crimes Ripple Effect at http://jforjustice.co.uk/banksters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTR Admiralty Posted December 30, 2008 Share #10 Posted December 30, 2008 Oh mon Dieu!!! (Oh my God, in French) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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