Six carriages lie on their sides near Volgograd after passenger train derailed
Six carriages are lying on their sides and three are tilted after a train derailed near Volgograd.
According to the EDDS, the number of victims is still unknown. RBC reports this.
Information about the passengers will be updated as rescue operations progress.
Car-train accident
According to Russian Railways, the driver of a Kamaz truck collided with a passing Kazan-Adler passenger train at a crossing.
The car drove onto a railway crossing near Volgograd, where a collision occurred.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations is sending two Mi-8 helicopters to the site of the train derailment to assist in rescue operations.
Investigators have opened a criminal case into the derailment of a passenger train
Information about the victims after the derailment of the Kazan-Adler train is being clarified; emergency services and recovery trains have been called to the scene, Russian Railways reported.
