The Kazan – Adler passenger train derailed on the Gremyachaya – Kotelnikovo section in the Volgograd region. This happened after the locomotive collided with a KamAZ dump truck heading towards the crossing.
The accident occurred at 12.35 clarified On Russian Railways. The driver drove into a junction and collided with a train locomotive.
Due to the impact, 8 carriages of the train derailed.
Data on casualties varies
According to the source of the Telegram channel Shot, at the time of the accident suffered 140 people. Russian Railways claims that 16 people were taken to hospital, including 13 adult passengers, 1 child and 2 conductors. Regional media reported that aviation was involved: eight doctors were sent on an Mi-8 helicopter and four more specialists are on their way to the scene on two Ansat helicopters.
20 people, including 7 children, were taken to Kotelnikovskaya Central Regional Hospital.
The Volgograd regional administration reported that 22 ambulance crews were working at the scene of the accident, and 4 more emergency medical services were sent to the scene. According to its data, there were 812 people on the train. An operational headquarters was created, helicopters and air ambulances of the Ministry of Emergency Situations were put on alert.
At least 33 children were among those injured in the train crash. reported Telegram channel Mash.
According to him, a total of 110 passengers were injured, most of whom were diagnosed with bruises and cuts. People at the scene of the accident were taken to the Central Regional Hospital in the city of Kotelnikovo, Volgograd Region, for first aid. According to Mash, most of the children went to health camps in the Krasnodar Territory in organized groups.
Images released from the scene of the accident show the train’s tail carriages remaining on the tracks.
The cars ahead derailed
Several carriages coming from the middle of the train crashed into each other, creating a blockage. The locomotive suffered serious mechanical damage and its cabin was crushed. As a result of the collision with the train, the cabin of the truck was torn from the frame and thrown to the side. After the accident, passengers got out of the overturned carriages and examined the carriages for injuries.
Gross traffic violation
On Russian Railways reportedThe truck entered the crossing while the semaphore signal was prohibiting it. At the time of impact, the train was travelling at 65 km/h and there was good visibility on the section of track.
“According to updated information, the driver of the car grossly violated traffic rules and drove into the crossing in front of a nearby train with a properly functioning alarm,” Russian Railways said in a statement.
According to the news of Telegram channel Baza, the truck is driving It was like that Aslambek Usmatov, 43 years old.
The person who was seriously injured in the head and legs during the accident was taken to hospital.
Usmatov told the police that he did not really understand what was happening: either he could not react, or the brakes of KamAZ did not work, clarifies Telegram channel “112”. The driver was checked for alcohol and drug use. The breathalyzer did not show any traces of alcohol in the exhaled air, but the driver’s blood and urine tests were sent for examination.
Mash announced that there were 20 passengers diagnosed moderate injuries. One of the passengers was trapped in the carriage, and rescuers tried to free him for a long time.
Woman was taken away The doctors’ situation is serious.
Vehicle seized due to debt
The KamAZ dump truck that was set out for transport belonged to the Kaliningrad construction company, but it had Moscow plates. reports Shooting. The vehicle was seized by bailiffs because the construction company had a debt of 6 million rubles. The vehicle had no fines for traffic violations.