A Friday train crash near southwestern French city of Limoges left 13 injured, among whom two were seriously injured and are remained in hospital on Saturday, local officials said.

The train which derailed on Friday around 8:40 p.m. (1840 GMT) caused 13 people injured after it hit a trailer.

Five people were hospitalized. But only two seriously injured are still in hospital.

An investigation is under way. The owner of the trailer has been arrested.

The train was carrying about 450 people traveling between Parisand Cahors when the accident occurred, the SNCF rail authority said.

Speaking on LCI news channel, French Transport Secretary Dominique Bussereau described the accident as "absolutely improbable," "absurd" and "maybe just unpredictable."

Rail traffic resumed on Saturday around 10:30 a.m. (830 GMT) after 150 workers worked overnight.

Source: Xinhua