7 injured in rail crossing crash

SEVEN people have been injured - one seriously - after a train collided with a lorry that was stuck at a level crossing near Paris.

Five carriages of the Intercités train, which was travelling from Belfort, derailed at Nangis in the Seine-et-Marne, about 70km south-east of the capital, also hitting a tractor and a car.

The accident happened at about 8.40 this morning and gendarmes and firefighters are on the scene.

Passengers took to Twitter to share pictures of the crash scene.

Bon mon train vient de détailler gros accident .. J'espère que personne n'a eu de mal.. pic.twitter.com/j35SJdo3eL— Hugo (@HugoFeZzo) April 21, 2015

Au final il y a des blessés .. pic.twitter.com/25OeVbXwSN— Hugo (@HugoFeZzo) April 21, 2015