A freight crane collided with a passenger train in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug, with initial details coming from TASS through the Sverdlovsk Railway press service. The event occurred at kilometer 873 near Megion station, triggering a rapid response from railway authorities and emergency responders as investigators began assessing the scene and securing the area.
The incident involved a truck-mounted crane that appeared to advance toward a railway crossing as Train No. 107 moved from Nizhnevartovsk toward Volgograd. Officials described damage to three train cars: Car No. 8 sustained damage on the side facing the non-operational entrance hall, Car No. 9 showed impact near the study entrance hall, and Car No. 10 suffered structural damage including broken windows and body panels. The assessment noted significant damage but stopped short of describing the event as catastrophic, with emphasis on maintaining passenger safety and trampling any risk to the remaining cars.
No injuries were reported among passengers, and those aboard the damaged cars were relocated to spare seating as a precaution while emergency crews secured the scene and checked for additional hazards. Preliminary information indicated the crane may have moved along a trajectory that intersected Train No. 107’s path, but there were no derailments and the crane’s own damage was not yet fully determined at the time of the first briefing.
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