The cause of the derailment of passenger train 511 Vorkuta – Novorossiysk in Komi may be the undermining of the rail. This was reported in official news telegram channel “Russian Railways” (RZD).
“The initial cause of the incident… was damage to the tarpaulin due to heavy rainfall,” the publication states.
According to Russian Railways, the train consisted of 14 carriages carrying 232 passengers. The company sent two rescue trains to the scene and promised to provide assistance to all victims.
nine train cars derailed June 26 at 18:12 Moscow time in the Inta-1 – Ugolny section.
Employees of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation in Syktyvkar woke up Criminal case for the crime specified in Part 1 of Article 263 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Violation of requirements in the field of transport safety”).
Previously derailed in the Amur region I landed 29 freight cars.