Overview

• A truck drove onto a level crossing on a red signal near Ryzhikovo at 07:26, colliding with a freight train and derailing the locomotive and 18 wagons.
• Emergency officials say six wagons carrying flammable cargo burned, the affected cars were detached, the fire was contained to about 400 square meters, and the blaze is now out.
• The derailed consist included 12 tank cars with gasoline and four wagons with timber, according to Moscow Railway.
• The truck driver died at the scene, and the train driver and his assistant sustained moderate injuries and were hospitalized.
• Rail traffic on the section is suspended, with compensation buses operating between Smolensk and Zaolsha on the trains’ timetable, and a transport prosecutor’s check is underway.