PARIS (Sputnik) – The TER crash near the commune of Saint-Aunes was purportedly caused by a tree uprooted by a violent hailstorm, according to Montpellier-based Infos-H24 news outlet.
Pasaje del tren TER tras incidente #Montpellier @KrysFuller pic.twitter.com/ZCq2nBXgS5
— InfoEmergencias (@InfoEmerg) 17 августа 2016 г.
#Orage vers #Montpellier — Vitres d'un #train brisées par une chute d'arbre — Les détails: https://t.co/Kb5BvEvqDt pic.twitter.com/OQO5pZGfd3
— Météo Villes (@Meteovilles) 17 августа 2016 г.
Firefighters and medics are said to be providing emergency services at the site of the accident.
#Montpellier accident ter évacuation des blessés en cours pic.twitter.com/5RbmEnJihh
— R DE HULLESSEN (@RDEHULLESSEN) 17 августа 2016 г.
#Breaking: Around 10 people seriously injured and some 50 slightly hurt after a train hits a fallen tree near #Montpellier, France
— Everest Network (@EverestNT) 17 августа 2016 г.
According to BFM TV, at least 60 people were injured. The accident caused three serious and 10 minor injuries, the French national railway company SNCF said Wednesday.
"TER accident, official emergency workers' figures: 3 serious injuries, 10 minor injuries," the SNCF said in a post on Twitter.
