At 11:10 local time (10:10 UTC) on 8 February 2014,[1] the 09:25 passenger train travelling from Nice to Digne-les-Bains operated by the Chemins de Fer de Provence was derailed when it was struck by a 10 tonnes (22,000 lb) boulder which fell down a mountain and hit the train as it was passing.

The scene was scanned with lasers and a 3D computer generated recreation of the accident was made to assist with the investigation.

[9] The line was to remain closed whilst the investigation continued, with no firm date set for reopening.

[8] It was reported that the weather in the preceding days had been alternating between rain and snow, with the freeze-thaw effect possibly contributing to the cause of the rockfall.

A mayors' meeting scheduled for 26 February at Dignes was to call for a quick RN 202 reopening.