Due to bad weather in Ivano-Frankivsk region, a tree fell on a Ukrzaliznytsia car: there are victims

Due to bad weather in Ivano-Frankivsk region, a tree fell on a Ukrzaliznytsia car: there are victims

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August 18 2024, 03:18 PM  •  12188 views

In Ivano-Frankivsk region, a tree fell on a suburban Ukrzaliznytsia train car due to bad weather. Four passengers were hospitalized with cut injuries, but their lives are not in danger. The train resumed its journey with a delay.

Due to bad weather in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, a tree fell on a carriage of a Ukrzaliznytsia train. As a result of the incident, passengers and railroad workers were injured. This was stated by Ukrzaliznytsia, UNN reports.

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As a result of the storm in Stryi district, a tree fell on a car of the suburban train 6424 Stryi - Ivano-Frankivsk. All the injured were promptly given first aid, four passengers with cut injuries were taken by ambulance, and their lives are safe

- Ukrzaliznytsia said in a statement.

Train 6424 is already moving with a delay of 1 hour. 42 minutes, and the passengers were transferred from the damaged car to the reserve car, which the railroad quickly attached during the parking lot. 

The storm warning is currently spreading across the regions, so please follow the warnings of weather forecasters closely. Ukrzaliznytsia trains continue to run despite the weather

- the railroaders added.