a person hit and killed by the TER Poitiers-Niort

The TER which was traveling between Poitiers and Niort fatally struck a person, near the La Mothe-Saint-Héray station, Thursday November 21, 2024, around 8:40 a.m. The tragedy occurred on a section of railway located in the commune of Sainte-Eanne.

Unknown circumstances

The train stopped around 200 meters further on, at the bridge which passes over rue des Terres-Blanches, the firefighters said. Eleven firefighters were mobilized, as well as the Smur and the gendarmes, with SNCF agents.

Criminal identification technicians from the gendarmerie arrived on the scene to collect the elements needed to determine the circumstances of the tragedy.

Train traffic interrupted

Shortly before 11 a.m., three coaches arrived near the Serval company to pick up the TER passengers. A total of a hundred people who had waited on the train, taken care of by SNCF agents who notably distributed bottles of water. Their transfer to the buses was done with the help of the firefighters.

The SNCF announced that “train traffic is interrupted between Niort and Poitiers due to a personal accident. Delays and deletions are to be expected. Estimated return around 12:30 p.m.