Overview
- The driver of a KamAZ garbage truck died after the collision and a passenger is in serious condition, according to transport police in the Urals Federal District.
- The incident involved suburban train No. 7006 running the Verkhny Ufaley–Chelyabinsk route at a regulated but unattended level crossing in Argayashsky District.
- Preliminary accounts indicate the truck moved onto the tracks before the approaching train and the machinist’s emergency braking could not stop in time.
- The Ural transport prosecutorate initiated a review of compliance with laws governing railway movement and operations safety.
- South Ural Railway said other passenger services were unaffected, while official reports offered differing crash times in early statements.