Mini tourist train crashes in Brit holiday hotspot with carriage overturned injuring 20 with four in critical condition
ROAD TRAIN HORROR Mini tourist train crashes in Brit holiday hotspot with carriage overturned injuring 20 with four in critical condition
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AT LEAST 20 people have been injured after a carriage of a tourist train overturned in a Brit holiday hotspot.
Four people are in a critical condition and receiving urgent treatment in hospital after the horror crash in France.
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At least 20 people have been injured after a train carriage overturned in France
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Four people are in a critical condition after the horror crash in France
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Officials believe the train crashed as it approached a roundabout with the final carriage overturning and smashing into the ground.
A total of 57 people were onboard at the time, including children.
It is unclear how many children, if any, have been injured.
The accident took place shortly before 12pm on the busy Sanguinaires road between Ariadne beach and Barbicaghja beach in Ajaccio.
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Investigations are ongoing with officials still at the scene.
Local residents have been urged to avoid the area with all roads being closed off so inquiries can continue.
The Sanguinaires road is one of the main routes in Ajacco to get to the popular beaches with its closure resulting in major traffic issues.
The train is believed to have been a dotto train which is often used to transport tourists across seaside resorts.
They cover short distances and are comprised of train carriages which are pulled by a locomotive.
They don't use traditional tracks and are much smaller in size making them ideal for regular trips on a single route.
It comes just days after three people died after a train with 100 passengers derailed and overturned in Germany.
A huge rescue operation was launched to free trapped passengers following the crash near the town of Riedlingen.
Footage from the shocking scene shows firefighters attempting to rescue passengers as loud screams can be heard.
Part of the train was seen lying on its side, with the roof of one carriage open.
The carriages that came off the tracks lay in a wooded embankment among trees.
Firefighters are also seen using saws to free passengers from the overturned train.
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