KAMAZ crashes into a passenger train near Volgograd, Russia: at least 100 injured
Kyiv • UNN
A KAMAZ truck collided with a Kazan-Adler passenger train near Volgograd. 9 cars derailed, injuring at least 100 people, including children. Rescuers are working at the scene.
Near Volgograd, Russia, a Kazan-Adler passenger train ran into a KAMAZ. 9 cars derailed. At least 100 people were injured, including children. This is reported by the Russian media, UNN reports.
Details
There were about 800 passengers on the Kazan-Adler train. Nine cars derailed due to a sand truck that drove onto the tracks.
According to preliminary data, about 100 people were injured, including children.
Photos and videos from the scene of the train crash are posted online.
According to Mash, the man was carrying sand from a quarry and tried to jump in front of a train through an unregulated railroad crossing.
The cab of the KAMAZ truck is completely destroyed - the train hit it right on the spot, eyewitnesses say.
More than 320 people and 100 vehicles are involved in the aftermath of the railroad accident near Volgograd, and two Mi-8 helicopters are being prepared for departure.
