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Four Dead After Car Is Struck by Freight Train at Pskov Region Crossing

Police attribute the crash to a red-signal violation, prompting a prosecutorial safety review.

Overview

  • Regional emergency services report four fatalities after a Renault Logan collided with a freight train at a crossing on the Samolukovo–Nasva section in Loknyansky District.
  • Regional police later said the victims include the car’s driver and three female passengers.
  • The railroad says warning systems were functioning and the locomotive engineer used emergency braking, but the impact could not be avoided.
  • Initial rail operator reports cited three deaths with the driver in serious condition; authorities subsequently updated the toll to four.
  • The Northwest Transport Prosecutor’s Office opened an inquiry into compliance with crossing safety rules, and passenger train traffic was not disrupted.