Train derails near Paris

Rescuers and investigators work at the site of the deadly train derailment about 12 miles south of Paris.   (Lionel Bonaventure / AFP/Getty Images)

Passenger cars slammed into the platform of the Bretigny-sur-Orge station. Some of the people injured had been standing on the platform.   (Martin Bureau / AFP/Getty Images)

A train car lies on its side at the Bretigny-sur-Orge railway station after derailing. About 370 passengers were on the train that had departed from the Gare d’Austerlitz in Paris, about 12 miles away.   (Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP/Getty Images)

Ambulances respond to the accident in Bretigny-sur-Orge, near Paris, in which at least six people were killed and dozens wounded. Twenty-two people faced serious injuries, including amputations, head trauma and hemorrhages, officials said.   (Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP/Getty Images)

One of the wounded is transported outside the Bretigny-sur-Orge train station. Some passengers were trapped in the train cars, others were flung outside, onto the railway and as far as a nearby parking lot.   (Antoine Antoniol / Getty Images)

An injured passenger sits outside the railway station. The train had been traveling from Paris toward Limoges.  (Antoine Antoniol / Getty Images)

Rescue workers take care of victims at the site of a train accident at the railway station of Bretigny-sur-Orge, France. French President Francois Hollande went to the scene Friday evening and spoke with victims and their families. He called the accident “hideous, atrocious,” but assured that “France is a country that is able to pull itself together when faced with a catastrophe.”  (Jacques Brinon / Associated Press)

Police work the scene of the train derailment at a station in a suburb of Paris.  (Antoine Antoniol / Getty Images)

French legal authorities, the Ministry of Transportation and the national rail company, SNCF, have launched separate investigations into the derailment that left at least six people dead and dozens injured.   (Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP/Getty Images)

Helicopters stand ready to transport the people injured during the derailment in Bretigny-sur-Orge, France.   (Antoine Antoniol / Getty Images)

Rescuers work at the site of a train accident in the railway station of Bretigny-sur-Orge, France.  (Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP/Getty Images)

Firefighters work on the roof of a train at the derailment scene.   (Michel Euler / Associated Press)

French President Francois Hollande, center, speaks with victims and rescue workers at the site of the accident. Hollande said said it was unclear what had caused the crash but promised that any findings would be quickly released.   (Kenzo Tribouillard / Associated Press)