A French truck driver was killed and 34 rail passengers injured on Tuesday when a TGV (Train à Grande Vitesse) train impacted a lorry in Eastern France near Switzerland, according to officials. The TGV, which was travelling from Paris to Geneva  rammed into the truck which had become stuck on a level crossing, at around 9:30 a.m. CET (UTC+1 ) near the eastern town of Tossiat . The lorry driver died on the scene and the train driver was seriously injured in the crash. Travelling at around 100 kilometres (65 miles) per hour, the TGV was derailed, causing the SNCF (the French National Rail Service) to deviate all trains on the Paris - Geneva service via Lyon for the next 48 hours.
A French truck driver was killed and 34 rail passengers injured on Tuesday when a (Train à Grande Vitesse) train impacted a lorry in Eastern France near Switzerland, according to officials. The TGV, which was travelling from Paris to Geneva , rammed into the truck which had become stuck on a level crossing, at around 9:30 a.m. ( ) near the eastern town of . The lorry driver died on the scene and the train driver was seriously injured in the crash. Travelling at around 100 kilometres (65 miles) per hour, the TGV was derailed, causing the SNCF (the French National Rail Service) to deviate all trains on the Paris – Geneva service via for the next 48 hours.
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