French train driver killed and 16 injured in level-crossing crash

The locomotive hit a truck carrying military equipment, local authorities said (Jean-Francois Badias/AP)

A French high-speed train driver was killed and 16 people were injured when his locomotive hit a truck carrying military equipment at a level crossing in northern France, local authorities said.

The driver of the truck was detained, and an aggravated manslaughter investigation was opened, but it was too early to determine the exact cause of the crash, prosecutor Etienne Thieffry told reporters.