フランス東部のストラスブール近郊で11月14日、高速鉄道「TGV」が脱線する事故があり、BBCは、少なくとも10人が死亡、11人が重傷を負ったと伝えた。
BBCによると、事故はドイツ国境に近いエックヴェルスハイムで起きた。2016年に開業予定の、パリとストラスブールを結ぶ新路線の試運転中で、列車には49人の技術者が乗っていたが、脱線で車両に火災が起き、運河に突っ込んだという。
当局者によると、原因は「スピードの出し過ぎ」だが、さらに詳しい原因を調べている。13日にパリで起きた同時多発テロとの関連は、現時点では不明。運河に転落した車両の引き揚げ作業は夜も続いた。
朝日新聞デジタルは、1981年の開業以来最悪の事故と伝えている。
フランスTGV脱線（2015年11月14日）
FRANCE-TRANSPORT-TRAIN-HIGH-SPEED-TGV-ACCIDENT(01 of19)
Rescuers work at the scene where a high-speed TGV train coach and engine carriage lie in a canal in Eckwersheim near Strasbourg, northeastern France, after derailing on November 14, 2015 during tests conducted by technicians, Frenh railway operator SNCF said. At least five were killed in French high-speed train test on November 14, due to excessive speed, sources said. AFP PHOTO / FREDERICK FLORIN (Photo credit should read FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:FREDERICK FLORIN via Getty Images)
FRANCE-TRANSPORT-TRAIN-HIGH-SPEED-TGV-ACCIDENT(02 of19)
Rescuers work at the scene where a high-speed TGV train coach and engine carriage lie in a canal in Eckwersheim near Strasbourg, northeastern France, after derailing on November 14, 2015 during tests conducted by technicians, Frenh railway operator SNCF said. At least five were killed in French high-speed train test on November 14, due to excessive speed, sources said. AFP PHOTO / FREDERICK FLORIN (Photo credit should read FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:FREDERICK FLORIN via Getty Images)
FRANCE-TRANSPORT-TRAIN-HIGH-SPEED-TGV-ACCIDENT(03 of19)
Rescuers work at the scene where a high-speed TGV train coach and engine carriage lie in a canal in Eckwersheim near Strasbourg, northeastern France, after derailing on November 14, 2015 during tests conducted by technicians, Frenh railway operator SNCF said. At least five were killed in French high-speed train test on November 14, due to excessive speed, sources said. AFP PHOTO / FREDERICK FLORIN (Photo credit should read FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:FREDERICK FLORIN via Getty Images)
FRANCE-TRANSPORT-TRAIN-HIGH-SPEED-TGV-ACCIDENT(04 of19)
Rescuers work at the scene where a high-speed TGV train coach and engine carriage lie in a canal in Eckwersheim near Strasbourg, northeastern France, after derailing on November 14, 2015 during tests conducted by technicians, Frenh railway operator SNCF said. At least five were killed in French high-speed train test on November 14, due to excessive speed, sources said. AFP PHOTO / FREDERICK FLORIN (Photo credit should read FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:FREDERICK FLORIN via Getty Images)
FRANCE-TRANSPORT-TRAIN-HIGH-SPEED-TGV-ACCIDENT(05 of19)
A high-seepd TGV train coach and engine carriage lie in a canal in Eckwersheim near Strasbourg, northeastern France, after derailing on November 14, 2015 during tests conducted by technicians, Frenh railway operator SNCF said. At least five were killed in French high-speed train test on November 14, due to excessive speed, sources said. AFP PHOTO / FREDERICK FLORIN (Photo credit should read FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:FREDERICK FLORIN via Getty Images)
FRANCE-TRANSPORT-TRAIN-HIGH-SPEED-TGV-ACCIDENT(06 of19)
A Samu rescue helicopter and ambulances stands by at the scene where a high-speed TGV train coach and engine carriage derailed into a canal in Eckwersheim near Strasbourg, northeastern France, on November 14, 2015 during tests conducted by technicians, Frenh railway operator SNCF said. At least five were killed in French high-speed train test on November 14, due to excessive speed, sources said. AFP PHOTO / FREDERICK FLORIN (Photo credit should read FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:FREDERICK FLORIN via Getty Images)
FRANCE-TRANSPORT-TRAIN-HIGH-SPEED-TGV-ACCIDENT(07 of19)
A helicopter of the French Gendarmerie lands at the scene where a high-speed TGV train coach and engine carriage derailed into a canal in Eckwersheim near Strasbourg, northeastern France, on November 14, 2015 during tests conducted by technicians, Frenh railway operator SNCF said. At least five were killed in French high-speed train test on November 14, due to excessive speed, sources said. AFP PHOTO / FREDERICK FLORIN (Photo credit should read FREDERICK FLORIN/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:FREDERICK FLORIN via Getty Images)
France Train Derailment(08 of19)
A rescue worker stands near a high-speed train which derailed in Eckwersheim, near Strasbourg, eastern France, Saturday Nov.14, 2015. An official says a high-speed train undergoing a test run has derailed and plunged into a canal in northeast France, killing at least seven people and gravely injuring at least a dozen others. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
FRANCE-TRANSPORT-RAILWAY-LGV(09 of19)
Photo shows a view of the tracks during a ceremony for the welding of the last rail of the East-European LGV line in Eckwersheim, eastern France, on March 31, 2015. During this second phase, 106 km of new track have been laid between Baudrecourt (Moselle) and Vendenheim (Bas-Rhin) for high-speed transit that will shave another 30 minutes off of the 2 hour and 20 minute trip between Paris and Strasbourg. The line will be put into operation on April 3, 2016. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK HERTZOG (Photo credit should read PATRICK HERTZOG/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PATRICK HERTZOG via Getty Images)
FRANCE-TRANSPORT-RAILWAY-LGV(10 of19)
Photo shows a view of the East-European LGV line during a ceremony for the welding of the last rail of the East-European LGV line in Eckwersheim, eastern France, on March 31, 2015. During this second phase, 106 km of new track have been laid between Baudrecourt (Moselle) and Vendenheim (Bas-Rhin) for high-speed transit that will shave another 30 minutes off of the 2 hour and 20 minute trip between Paris and Strasbourg. The line will be put into operation on April 3, 2016. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK HERTZOG (Photo credit should read PATRICK HERTZOG/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PATRICK HERTZOG via Getty Images)
FRANCE-TRANSPORT-RAILWAY-LGV(11 of19)
An employee (R) of French railway operator SNCF welds rails on the east LGV Est high-speed rail line, in Eckwersheim, eastern France, on March 31, 2015, during a ceremony for the welding of the last rail of the East-European LGV line. During this second phase, 106 km of new track have been laid between Baudrecourt (Moselle) and Vendenheim (Bas-Rhin) for high-speed transit that will shave another 30 minutes off of the 2 hour and 20 minute trip between Paris and Strasbourg. The line will be put into operation on April 3, 2016. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK HERTZOG (Photo credit should read PATRICK HERTZOG/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PATRICK HERTZOG via Getty Images)
FRANCE-TRANSPORT-RAILWAY-LGV(12 of19)
An employee of French railway operator SNCF welds rails on the east LGV Est high-speed rail line, in Eckwersheim, eastern France, on March 31, 2015, during a ceremony for the welding of the last rail of the East-European LGV line. During this second phase, 106 km of new track have been laid between Baudrecourt (Moselle) and Vendenheim (Bas-Rhin) for high-speed transit that will shave another 30 minutes off of the 2 hour and 20 minute trip between Paris and Strasbourg. The line will be put into operation on April 3, 2016. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK HERTZOG (Photo credit should read PATRICK HERTZOG/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PATRICK HERTZOG via Getty Images)
FRANCE-TRANSPORT-RAILWAY-LGV(13 of19)
An employee of French railway operator SNCF welds rails on the east LGV Est high-speed rail line, in Eckwersheim, eastern France, on March 31, 2015, during a ceremony for the welding of the last rail of the East-European LGV line. During this second phase, 106 km of new track have been laid between Baudrecourt (Moselle) and Vendenheim (Bas-Rhin) for high-speed transit that will shave another 30 minutes off of the 2 hour and 20 minute trip between Paris and Strasbourg. The line will be put into operation on April 3, 2016. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK HERTZOG (Photo credit should read PATRICK HERTZOG/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PATRICK HERTZOG via Getty Images)
FRANCE-TRANSPORT-RAILWAY-LGV(14 of19)
Chairman of French railway operator SNCF, Guillaume Pepy, holds a safety vest, in Eckwersheim, eastern France, on March 31, 2015, during a ceremony for the welding of the last rail of the East-European LGV line. During this second phase, 106 km of new track have been laid between Baudrecourt (Moselle) and Vendenheim (Bas-Rhin) for high-speed transit that will shave another 30 minutes off of the 2 hour and 20 minute trip between Paris and Strasbourg. The line will be put into operation on April 3, 2016. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK HERTZOG (Photo credit should read PATRICK HERTZOG/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:PATRICK HERTZOG via Getty Images)
France Train Derailment(15 of19)
Rescue vehicles park between a canal and the railway tracks after a high-speed train derailed in Eckwersheim, near Strasbourg, eastern France, Saturday Nov.14, 2015. An official says a high-speed train undergoing a test run has derailed and plunged into a canal in northeast France, killing at least seven people and gravely injuring at least a dozen others. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
France Train Derailment(16 of19)
Rescue vehicles park between a canal and the railway tracks after a high-speed train derailed in Eckwersheim, near Strasbourg, eastern France, Saturday Nov.14, 2015. An official says a high-speed train undergoing a test run has derailed and plunged into a canal in northeast France, killing at least seven people and gravely injuring at least a dozen others. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
France Train Derailment(17 of19)
A rescue worker stands near a high-speed train which derailed in Eckwersheim, near Strasbourg, eastern France, Saturday Nov.14, 2015. An official says a high-speed train undergoing a test run has derailed and plunged into a canal in northeast France, killing at least seven people and gravely injuring at least a dozen others. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
France Train Derailment(18 of19)
Rescue workers labor on the site where a high-speed train derailed in Eckwersheim, near Strasbourg, eastern France, Saturday Nov.14, 2015. An official says a high-speed train undergoing a test run has derailed and plunged into a canal in northeast France, killing at least seven people and gravely injuring at least a dozen others. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
France Train Derailment(19 of19)
Rescue workers labor on the site where a high-speed train derailed in Eckwersheim, near Strasbourg, eastern France, Saturday Nov.14, 2015. An official says a high-speed train undergoing a test run has derailed and plunged into a canal in northeast France, killing at least seven people and gravely injuring at least a dozen others. (AP Photo/Jean-Francois Badias) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
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