Strasbourg, France: Ten people were killed after a French high-speed train derailed during a test run on Saturday, local officials said, announcing a rise in the death toll.
The train accident happened "because of excessive speed" at Eckwersheim in eastern France as technicians were on board for testing, said a top local official Dominique-Nicolas Jane.
However, police said the cause of the crash had not been determined.
The accident is the worst since the French TGV trains went into service in 1981.
The train ended up near a bridge in the water of a roughly 40-metre (130-foot) wide canal.
The initial toll was put at "at least five dead".
The train accident happened "because of excessive speed" at Eckwersheim in eastern France as technicians were on board for testing, said a top local official Dominique-Nicolas Jane.
However, police said the cause of the crash had not been determined.
The accident is the worst since the French TGV trains went into service in 1981.
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The train ended up near a bridge in the water of a roughly 40-metre (130-foot) wide canal.
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The initial toll was put at "at least five dead".
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