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Posted 30 June 2017 - 08:54 AM

The Local France,  6/30/17:

Drunk train driver in France skips first stop on route from Paris

 

Passengers on a train travelling from Paris to Clermont-Ferrand who were planning to get off at Nevers were left disappointed on Wednesday afternoon when the train driver who was visibly drunk simply forgot to make the stop. 
 

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The driver, who had 3.34 grams of alcohol per litre of blood in his system, according to Le Journal du Centre, was then taken into custody. 
 
The no doubt disgruntled passengers who numbered around 200 onboard then had to switch onto the next train coming from Paris, leaving them to reach their destination an hour later than planned. 
 
The 41 people who had missed their stop at Nevers changed to another intercité train at Saincaize.
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