2024-07-11 21:55:38
Two trains are being diverted to allow travelers to continue their journey.
1,200 passengers on the Paris-Nantes TGV were removed from their train on Wednesday evening in Sablé-sur-Sarthe (Sarthe), because “Strong and restless sleep” coming from the toilet of one of the cars. SNCF representatives called firefighters to carry out immediate checks,” the railway company indicated, specifying that “Certifications are in progress”.
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The train leaves Paris at 6:50 p.m
According to the Sarthe region, 1,200 people are on board the TGV. Twelve people showing symptoms of anger were treated by firefighters, while a room was opened to receive tourists, with gendarmes, firefighters and the Red Cross, according to the same source. “Research is ongoing to determine the origin of the irritations”add the area, without being able to give further details at this stage.
Around three hours after the train stopped, there were two trains, just after 11:00 pm. “Moving from Nantes and Angers to allow tourists to continue their journey”indicate the SNCF, whose teams go “on site to arrange transportation”. The train, which left Paris at 6:50 p.m., stopped at the station after several passengers in car 18 reported feeling unwell, with some speaking of“a gas in the toilet”Héloïse Girard, a train passenger, told AFP.
After a good time spent on the platform, a crowd of passengers, including families, were followed to a gymnasium, near the station, where water was distributed to them, this traveler said.
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