Rescue workers work the scene of a train accident near Digne-les-Bains in the French Alps after a train derailed on February 8. The train collided with a large boulder, leaving two people dead and several others injured.
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Rescue workers work the scene of a train accident near Digne-les-Bains in the French Alps after a train derailed on February 8. The train collided with a large boulder, leaving two people dead and several others injured.
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The boulder that caused the derailment sits below the damaged train.
Boulder derails train in French Alps —
The boulder that caused the derailment sits below the damaged train.
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Authorities say the train was carrying 35 passengers and was traveling on a route between Saint-Benoit and Annot in a mountainous area of the department of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
Boulder derails train in French Alps —
Authorities say the train was carrying 35 passengers and was traveling on a route between Saint-Benoit and Annot in a mountainous area of the department of the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.
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The train reportedly collided with a boulder that fell from the mountainside onto the track.
Boulder derails train in French Alps —
The train reportedly collided with a boulder that fell from the mountainside onto the track.
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A man inspects the wreckage of the train.
Boulder derails train in French Alps —
A man inspects the wreckage of the train.
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Authorities look over the wreckage as rescue operations take place.
Boulder derails train in French Alps —
Authorities look over the wreckage as rescue operations take place.
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The wreckage can be seen beyond a responder.
Boulder derails train in French Alps —
The wreckage can be seen beyond a responder.
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