TER-car collision in the Orne. Three dead from one family – Ouest-France

He was 20 h 22 Friday, August 7, 2015, when the TER linking Le Mans to Paris crashed into a car near the Condé-sur-Huisne in the Orne station, at the crossing No. 49 . These are passengers panicked, which would have raised the alarm.

Three people died in the collision

“Three persons (are) died on board the car, it seems, would have stopped in the road environment “ before being hit by the TER was going to Paris, said Pascal Vion, sub-prefect Argentan.

Four people traveling together in the Peugeot Partner vehicle: a retired couple, their daughter and granddaughter. For reasons that the investigation will have to determine, the car came to rest on the rails and found herself stuck, the barriers of the crossing is being closed at the approach of the train.

According to the prosecutor, Cyrille Fournier, the grandmother was able to get out of the vehicle and escaped the tragedy. The other three occupants: her husband, her daughter and her granddaughter were killed in the collision with the TER. “The train was traveling at 140 km / h at the time of impact” , said the prosecutor.

Extremely shocked, the woman survivor of the accident has not could be heard. She was supported psychologically.

Very quickly, a major fire device was deployed on site. After the accident, the vehicle, which halted his run several hundred meters after the shock, was totally ablaze.

Psychological Cell

The 34 passengers on board the train are free. They were supported in the municipal hall made available by the town hall. A psychological support cell was established to assist travelers, quite shocked by the collision. They are then left in buses chartered by the SNCF to Chartres or Paris.

The route still blocked late evening

An important emergency device was deployed to the scene of the collision, including 25 firefighters from county fire and rescue service and a score of police.

The investigation should determine the reason that the car has been immobilized on the crossing. | Aubin Laratte / Ouest-France

At 2: 30 pm on the night of Friday to Saturday, the track was still blocked. It was time to findings that will clarify the circumstances of this tragedy. “Rail traffic should not resume until Saturday in the morning” , said Cyrille Fournier.