Normandy train derails with 180 aboard injuring at least 44

A passenger train traveling from Rouen to Caen derailed near Cléon in Normandy, northern France, on Friday evening, injuring at least 44 people, according to local officials; one 18-year-old woman was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition. About 180 passengers were aboard, and reports said one or more carriages overturned while several others left the tracks. Around 140 firefighters and emergency responders were deployed, and authorities activated a mass-casualty response. The cause of the derailment was not immediately established, although one report said the train may have struck an unidentified object on the track. SNCF reported significant disruptions and planned replacement bus service in the area.