Eckwersheim is a commune, in the Bas-Rhin department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is around 11 km north of Strasbourg.
On 14 November 2015 the commune was the location of a derailment during testing of a TGV train along the LGV Est high-speed rail line. At least ten people were killed after the train caught fire and plunged into the Marne–Rhine Canal.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eckwersheim
Official Website https://www.eckwersheim.fr/
Coordinates 48°40'55.6" N 7°41'32.644" E
