A picture shows a derailed wagon on the site of a train accident in the railway station of Bretigny-sur-Orge on July 12, 2013 near Paris. A train derailed in the Paris suburb of Bretigny-sur-Orge in an accident that caused “many casualties”, authorities said. AFP PHOTO /KENZO TRIBOUILLARD
A train carrying about 370 people derailed at the Bretigny-sur-Orge Station, just south of Paris on Friday July 12, 2013.
The train left the Paris Austerlitz station Friday morning and was bound for the city of Limoges.
It did not have a scheduled stop at the Bretigny-sur-Orge Station.
The accident killed at least 6 people and injured 22 others.
The last four cars went off the track, with one car was lying on the track.
The cause of the derailment is still being investigate.
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- A picture shows a derailed wagon on the site of a train accident in the railway station of Bretigny-sur-Orge on July 12, 2013 near Paris. A train derailed in the Paris suburb of Bretigny-sur-Orge in an accident that caused “many casualties”, authorities said. AFP PHOTO /KENZO TRIBOUILLARD (Photo credit should read KENZO
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- A picture shows a derailed wagon on the site of a train accident in the railway station of Bretigny-sur-Orge on July 12, 2013 near Paris. A train derailed in the Paris suburb of Bretigny-sur-Orge in an accident that caused “many casualties”, authorities said. AFP PHOTO /KENZO TRIBOUILLARD (Photo credit should read KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images)
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- Injured persons get medical assistance next to the scene of an intercity train accident at the Bretigny-sur-Orge train station near Paris July 12, 2013. An intercity train headed for the central French city of Limoges derailed south of Paris on Friday, the national rail company SNCF said. Seven people died and several dozen were injured when a regional train derailed en route from Paris to the central city of Limoges, Interior Minister said. REUTERS/Kenzo Tribouillard/Pool (FRANCE – Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER) REUTERS /POOL /LANDOV
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- A rescue crew arrive after a train, unseen, derailed in Bretigny sur Orge, south of Paris, Friday July, 12, 2013. A packed passenger train skidded off its rails after leaving Paris on Friday, leaving seven people believed dead and dozens injured as train cars slammed into each other and overturned, authorities said. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
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- Rescuers work on the site of a train accident in the railway station of Bretigny-sur-Orge on July 12, 2013 near Paris. At least seven people were dead and dozens injured after a speeding train split in two and derailed at a station in the southern suburbs of Paris, officials said. AFP PHOTO /KENZO TRIBOUILLARD (Photo credit should read KENZO TRIBOUILLARD/AFP/Getty Images)
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- French railway employees escort passengers from the scene of an intercity train accident at the Bretigny-sur-Orge train station near Paris July 12, 2013. An intercity train headed for the central French city of Limoges derailed south of Paris on Friday, the national rail company SNCF said. Seven people died and several dozen were injured when a regional train derailed en route from Paris to the central city of Limoges, Interior Minister said. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (FRANCE – Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER) Reuters /BENOIT TESSIER /LANDOV
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- Rescue workers transport a victim from a train that derailed in Bretigny sur Orge, south of Paris, Friday July, 12, 2013. A packed passenger train skidded off its rails after leaving Paris on Friday, leaving seven people believed dead and dozens injured as train cars slammed into each other and overturned, authorities said. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)
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- Injured persons get medical assistance next to the scene of an intercity train accident at the Bretigny-sur-Orge train station near Paris July 12, 2013. An intercity train headed for the central French city of Limoges derailed south of Paris on Friday, the national rail company SNCF said. Seven people died and several dozen were injured when a regional train derailed en route from Paris to the central city of Limoges, Interior Minister said. REUTERS/Kenzo Tribouillard/Pool (FRANCE – Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER) REUTERS /POOL /LANDOV
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