A next generation TGV train on a test run derailed Saturday near Strasbourg in Northeastern France, killing 10, France 24 reported. Five more people are missing.
The train was traveling 217 mph at the time of the crash. Those killed were among 49 technicians on board the train.
The next generation TGV trains are set to come into service next spring.
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Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF), France’s national state-owned railway company, recently ordered 2,000 new trains to service its growing railroad network. The problem is the trains are too large for many of the stations they were intended to service, according to published reports.
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