More than twenty freight cars derailed in the Amur region.
Category: Horrible video
11 April 2024
The emergency was caused by a motorist who tried to cross the tracks in the wrong place
A major accident occurred on the Gorely - Bamovskaya section of the Trans-Baikal Railway, which is part of the Trans-Siberian Railway. 22 empty freight cars left the tracks after a train collided with a local resident's car. According to the press service of the Trans-Baikal Railway, the incident occurred on March 18 early in the morning.
According to the East Siberian Transport Prosecutor's Office, the accident occurred due to the fault of the driver of the car, who drove onto the tracks outside the railway crossing. It is clarified that the locomotive crew was not injured; as for the driver, he received serious injuries and was hospitalized.
It is reported that traffic on the Gorely - Bamovskaya section has been suspended and restoration work is underway there. Several passenger trains are expected to be delayed