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An earlier theory now discounted, that it might have been sabotage followed the deliberate derailment of a passenger train near Lyon on Sunday. The British driver of the train told reporters that he did not know why it had derailed. The Eurostar train had been travelling between Paris and London when the lead power car and the following coach came off the line. The train remained upright and was brought safely to a halt. The incident occurred at about 17:00 (BST), about an hour into the train's journey which was to have taken it to London's Waterloo station via the Channel Tunnel. The train, carrying about 541passengers was travelling at 150 mph at the time of the accident. Despite the speed of the train when the derailment occurred, there were no serious injuries. A number of passengers however did suffer minor cuts and bruises and some were treated for shock. The Eurostar service has an excellent safety record. This is the first such incident since operations commenced 6 years ago.
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Train deliberately derailed near Lyon 04 Jun 2000
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