'Five dead' after high speed train catches fire and derails in France

Five people are believed to have died and seven injured after a high speed train caught fire and derailed in Strasbourg.
The test train came off the tracks outside Eckwersheim, near Strasbroug, to the east of the country, and plunged into a river at around 6.15pm (local time).

Nombreux blessés pris en charge par pompiers et samu pic.twitter.com/SKiF5mZ71Y

— Aurélien Poivret (@AurelienPoivret) November 14, 2015

Nouveau blessé évacué pic.twitter.com/wiPlgsiWKJ

— Aurélien Poivret (@AurelienPoivret) November 14, 2015

Vue aérienne du déraillement d'une rame TGV à Eckwersheim, à l'approche de Strasbourg. Sans doute des blesssés. pic.twitter.com/JUHzQEZZPB

— France 3 Alsace (@F3Alsace) November 14, 2015

Dramatic pictures on social media showed the train upended and partially submerged in the water.
There has not been any link established with the Paris attacks.
A witness, a teenage girl having a lesson at a nearby riding school, told Dernieres Nouvelles A’Alsace (DNA) she saw the train catch fire and then overturn. It is believed the train may have struck a nearby bridge before catching fire.Emergency services have been deployed to the scene.
Emergency services have been deployed and those injured airlifted to nearby hospitals.
It is believed the crash occurred during a test run of the TGV train when the vehicle gained “excessive speed” according to sources speaking to AFP.