High-speed train in fatal collision with truck trailer in northern France

The accident happened at around 7am on Tuesday in Noeux-les-Mines, a small town outside Lens in northern France.

The train was a TGV travelling along the Dunkirk-Paris route with more than 240 passengers on board. Pictures from the scene show that the front of the train was completely crushed.

Around 20 people have been reported injured, including the truck driver, who was seriously injured.