Probe continues after French train derailment injures over 40

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• Investigations are ongoing into a train derailment in north-western France that left over 40 people injured.
• The cause of the regional train derailment, which occurred between Rouen and Caen, is still unknown.
• An 18-year-old woman was seriously injured in the incident, with no updates on her condition available at the time of reporting.

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Investigations are continuing into the cause of a train derailment in north-western France that left more than 40 people injured.

There was still no confirmed information on Saturday morning about what caused the regional train, carrying around 180 passengers between Rouen and Caen, to derail.

No new information was initially available on the condition of an 18-year-old woman who was seriously injured in Friday's incident.

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Broadcaster BFMTV reported that the train was believed to have collided with an as yet unidentified object at around 7:30 pm (1730 GMT), causing five carriages to come off the tracks, one of which overturned.

One passenger described the dramatic moments before and after the accident to the broadcaster, saying it initially felt like an emergency stop before the train began shaking as it left the tracks and travelled over gravel.

"Our window shattered, smoke rose and suitcases flew around," the passenger said. "Then we saw the other carriage rush past our window."

He said passengers were initially left to fend for themselves and forced open a door because no train staff could be seen.

More than 130 firefighters, 50 police officers and 80 vehicles were deployed to the scene, according to French media reports.