The accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon after 16 Moscow time. In the Murmansk region (near the border Russia with Finland) four wagons derailed placed at the end of a long train. It was the result of a collision between a freight train and a passenger train.
According to the state railways, they will be on site immediately Emergency services were dispatched. Interveners included: rescue helicopters and seven ambulances. They were also sent to the Murmansk area a team of 20 specialists in the field of this type of disasters.
Russia. Train crash, injured
The fatality was a woman who died in the ambulance while being transported to hospital. 11 passengers are injured, but the balance is not final. Five people have serious injuriesthe condition of the remaining six is ​​stable. The injured were taken to hospital in the city of Kandalaksha.
Among the Russian services discrepant data appear. The Ministry of Emergency Affairs initially reported 14 injuries. By train, actually 326 people traveled.
Train traffic in the Murmansk region was temporarily suspended and passengers from the last four carriages were moved to the front. The Russian Ministry of Health referred to thermometer readings in the region, which indicated even minus 25 degrees.
Russian State Railways reported that among the injured is the conductor of a passenger train. A rescue operation is to be carried out in the wagon.
Murmansk Oblast. Train collision, there is a move by the prosecutor's office
A representative of the local prosecutor's office was sent to the scene. Tatiana Chumakova is to investigate the circumstances of the incident and supervise the work of services. According to the TASS news agency, investigators have initiated a criminal proceedings for violation of road traffic safety rules and the operation of railway transport.
There was an arrest in connection with the accident driver of a freight train and his assistant.
Local authorities have launched a special hotline. In response to the events, the governor of the Murmansk region interrupted his business trip to Moscow. Russian State Railways reported that they will pay compensation relatives of the deceased (2.2 million rubles, i.e. approx 86 thousand zlotys). An amount of one million rubles is to be sent to each of the hospitalized patients.