“Unidentified explosive” exploded while a train was in motion in the Bryansk region. The governor of the region, Alexander Bogomaz, said in a statement on the Telegram channel that the accident occurred at 10:00 in the morning in the Unecha district of the 136th kilometer railway lines in the Bryansk-Unecha direction.
The district head said “two train locomotives and seven wagons” were derailed by the explosion. Russian Railways reported one derailed locomotive and seven wagons.
They rolled over and caught fire. “The rest of the cars were driven to a safe distance. Governor Bogomaz said in a statement that there were no casualties.
According to TASS, there were more than 70 cars on the train. The emergency service told the agency there was kerosene in the tanks. Previously, the train also carried timber.
According to Bogomaz, the fire is purely local. The governor himself is already in place – he controls the work to combat the consequences of the emergency.
A headquarters was established there. “Vadim Sergeevich Uvarkin, head of the Main Directorate of EMERCOM of Russia for the Bryansk region, Marat Shevketovich Shaydullin, deputy head of the Moscow Railway (for the regional administration), and operational services participated in the work of the headquarters.” officially stated
TASS writes that the Moscow Railways laboratory and the Ecospas brigade monitor the environmental situation and eliminate the consequences of an oil spill.
To provide transport links, authorities have launched additional bus routes from Unecha to Pochep train station.
“In the morning, rail communication in the direction of Unecha will be restored,” said the governor of the Bryansk region.
There may be delays on passenger trains Novozybkov – Moscow No. 202 and Klimov – Moscow No. 86.
What happened?
On the morning of May 1, locals heard two explosions and then the freight train derailed. The eyewitness said that he was not far from the railway line at the time. Baza Telegram channel wrote that when he heard the explosion, he rushed to help.
At the emergency scene, he saw a man on a bicycle dressed in all black with a black backpack.
“When asked how he got here, the man said he wanted to shorten the road and left. Baza writes that the “Prevention” plan was announced in the Unechsky district, where the canvas was blown up.
The Telegram channel also named the suspect’s symptoms as follows: A man about 40 years old and about 170 cm tall. Ren TV reported that law enforcement officers were looking for “a man, probably 30 years old, with a beard, dressed in a Miratorg jumpsuit, riding a bicycle.” ”
Telegram channel Shot reported two suspects. “There are traces of suspects in the security forces. But although they are very “general” – without details. A call is in progress. Residents of each house are interviewed in the nearest settlements. Selectively inspect buildings and sites,” the post says.
Telegram channel Mash also confirms information about two possible participants in the undermining. According to him, the men hacked into the security cameras. Allegedly, one mined the canvas, the other guarded it. Local residents called the police and complained of “suspicious people”, including an all-black man on a bicycle.
According to Mash, the power of the explosive device was at least 200 grams of TNT.