Photo: Markus Eigenheer/FlickrThe Local · 18 Oct 2016, 08:37Published: 18 Oct 2016 08:37 GMT+02:00A train ran into someone on the tracks in central France on Monday evening, prompting a huge series of delays. The train hit the person at around 7.15pm near Auxerre in northern Burgundy, on the main TGV line that links Paris and Marseille. The train stopped several kilometres after the collision, with the 1,200 passengers on board stuck for several hours. Rail traffic was blocked in both directions, with around 20 TGV trains between Marseille and Paris delayed for an average of 4.5 hours, reported Le Parisien newspaper. In total, around 12,000 passengers were forced to spend several hours on trains as the TGV trains were either forced to wait or were redirected to TER lines.

Source: The Local October 18, 2016 07:00 UTC