A
collision between a commuter train and the Moscow-Brest long-distance train
occurred due to the emergency brake used by a motorman after a person tried to
cross the railway tracks.
MOSCOW,
April 9. /TASS/. According to preliminary data, 50 people have applied for
medical assistance after the railway accident in Moscow, Russian Railways said
on Sunday.
"According
to preliminary data, 50 people have applied for medical assistance," the
company said in a statement.
On Saturday
evening, a collision between a commuter train and the Moscow-Brest
long-distance train occurred due to the emergency brake used by a motorman
after a person tried to cross the railway tracks. Four railway carriages have
derailed, railway traffic has been suspended.
JSC Russian
Railways has established an operational headquarters led by the company’s
President Oleg Belozerov.
Source: ITAR-TASS 09-04-2017
