Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/16/sncf_message/
SNCF website announces major train disaster
TGV 'explosion' leaves 102 dead, operator claims
Posted in Bootnotes, 16th March 2010 13:16 GMT
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French railway operator SNCF has apologised after its website earlier today announced a major disaster involving a TGV, which left 102 dead and 380 injured.
According to French media [1], the alert just before noon fingered "an explosion of unknown origin today on board TGV 1234, close to Mâcon".
SNCF now admits [2] "this never happened", explaining the message was "part of a technical trial to test crisis management procedures" which "should not have been released". ®
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