The driver was able to get out before the impact and was only slightly injured. His car fell on the rails for a still unexplained reason was hit by a TER, at the level of the Corniche d’Or in Saint-Raphaël (Var), this Thursday morning, we learned from the firefighters. Traffic is completely interrupted as far as Cannes and a resumption of traffic is not envisaged before 10 a.m., according to the SNCF.
The 31-year-old man behind the wheel was taken to hospital for pain in his leg, including his ankle, he told 20 minutes the Var Departmental Fire and Rescue Service (Sdis). The accident caused no other injuries.
An area where the rails and the D559 intersect
The shock occurred at the stroke of 7 a.m. near the Calanque de Saint-Barthélémy, a natural area in the heart of the Estérel massif where the railway and the D559 road intersect in places, via bridges. ” [L’homme] was driving a car without a license which fell on the railway track below about ten meters. He managed to get out of the carcass before the arrival of the TER. After the shock, the rail convoy traveled about 400 meters,” said Sdis 83.
The train, which was traveling in the direction of Cannes, is still immobilized for the moment. A catenary was damaged in the accident. Repair operations are in progress. The SNCF announces that substitute buses are in place to connect the stations of Cannes and Saint-Raphaël pending the resumption of traffic.