Train traffic was disrupted this Tuesday in Mehun-sur-Yèvre: the driver of a motorcycle apparently lost control of her vehicle near the rails, while a train was arriving.
Rail traffic was disrupted, after an incident in Mehun-sur-Yèvre, this Tuesday, November 12, 2024. Rue du Four à chaux, a motorcycle found itself on the rails facing a train, without passengers on board, driven by a 45 year old woman.
The events occurred around 5 p.m. The driver of the two-wheeler is a 17-year-old young woman from Quincy.
Loss of control
According to the first elements collected, the young driver lost control of her motorcycle due to a gearbox problem, causing her vehicle to involuntarily move towards the railway tracks.
She had the reflex not to try to recover her motorcycle when she realized that a train was on the track. The medical assessment, carried out on site by two ambulances from Bourges, revealed no injuries, neither for the pilot nor for the driver of the train.
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Around fifteen firefighters, from the Mehun-sur-Yèvre, Vierzon and Bourges barracks, intervened, leading to a total shutdown of traffic on the network. The SNCF indicated that traffic should resume around 6:30 p.m.
Although no trains were blocked on the tracks, some were nevertheless held at the platform. The impact was deemed “very minimal” by the SNCF.
Antoine Bailleron
Belgium