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'Fifty hurt' in Paris rail shunt 71 injured in Paris train shunt
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Between 30 and 50 people have been lightly injured after a commuter train hit the buffers as it pulled into one of Paris's main railway stations. Seventy-one people have been lightly injured after a commuter train hit the buffers as it pulled into one of Paris's main railway stations.
The accident took place at the Gare de l'Est at around 0815 (0715 GMT) during the morning rush hour. The accident took place at the Gare de l'Est at around 0830 (0630 GMT) during the morning rush hour.
Some 24 people were evacuated to the French capital's main hospitals, the AFP news agency reports. The train was travelling at low speed, but a number of people were thrown to the floor on impact, passengers said.
The train was travelling at low speed, but several people were thrown to the floor on impact, passengers said. France's Transport Minister Dominique Perben has called for an investigation into the accident.
"The shock was very violent" and "threw several people to the floor as passengers had got up to get off more quickly as the train was already running late," one passenger told the AFP news agency. Some 58 people were taken to a dozen hospitals in the capital for treatment, the Paris fire service said.
Most of the passengers treated had sustained bruising in the collision.
"The shock was very strong" and "threw several people to the floor as passengers had got up to get off more quickly as the train was already running late," one passenger told the AFP news agency.
The train driver is being questioned by police on the circumstances of the accident, a police source told AFP.
There will be two inquiries into the accident - one judicial conducted by the police, the other looking into the technical causes of the accident.
Rail hub
The nine-car train was said to be carrying around 600 people.
A spokesman for state-owned rail firm SNCF earlier said such incidents happened "from time to time", adding the train had "hit the buffer a bit roughly".A spokesman for state-owned rail firm SNCF earlier said such incidents happened "from time to time", adding the train had "hit the buffer a bit roughly".
An emergency operation was put in place with firefighters and rescue officials being sent to the station.
The accident caused disruption and delays for other suburban rail services to the Gare de l'Est, a major hub for trains from the eastern outskirts of Paris.