A TER from the Paca region (Illustration) -
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The alert was given around 5:30 am this Monday morning.
And 18 firefighters were dispatched to the scene.
In vain.
A man in his fifties, struck by a train in Cannes, between the Bocca and downtown stations, did not survive, says the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service (Sdis) of Alpes-Maritimes.
“The shocked train driver was hit by the firefighter.
Three passengers who were on board the train are unharmed ”, also specified Sdis 06.
🔴 A person has been struck by a train, the traffic is for the moment interrupted to allow the intervention of specialized teams.
Train traffic is disrupted at Cannes-St Raphael and Cannes-Grasse.
🚍 Buses are available to you.
Once i'm here
- SNCF TER SUD Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (@TERSUD_SNCF) January 11, 2021
"The traffic is for the moment interrupted to allow the intervention of the specialized teams", indicated the SNCF at 7.16 am on Twitter.
Traffic is particularly disrupted between Cannes and Grasse and from Cannes to Saint-Raphaël.
Buses are put into service.
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