A bus that was not carrying a passenger was "
cut in half
" Tuesday morning in Cevins (Savoie) during a collision with a passenger train, causing one serious injury and 3 minor injuries, we learned from sources. prefectural and judicial.
The facts took place around 7 a.m. this Tuesday morning "
near the station
" of the town when the vehicle, for an undetermined reason, found itself "
stopped on the level crossing
" at the arrival of a train ensuring the Albertville-Bourg-Saint-Maurice link, the prefecture said in a statement.
No recovery until Friday
Under the violence of the shock, the vehicle, "
which was only occupied by its driver
", was "
cut in two
", said the Albertville prosecutor's office, questioned by AFP.
He did not say whether the driver was among the injured.
A total of 47 people were involved in the accident: they were "
sheltered in a nearby room
", according to the prefecture.
"
The circulation of trains is interrupted between Albertville and Bourg-Saint-Maurice (...) The resumption of circulation will take place during the day on Friday, because the accident damaged the electrical installations on the tracks
", indicated the SNCF on Twitter.
According to the prefecture, catenaries were damaged by the accident.
Substitute coaches have been set up between the two cities, she added.
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Fifty firefighters from Sdis (Departmental Fire and Rescue Service), two SMUR teams, the gendarmes as well as the SNCF teams were mobilized to the site of the accident, the prefecture further indicated, welcoming their action "
for a rapid return to normal
".
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