The number of people injured in a train collision in the Murmansk region has risen to 17

The number of people injured in a train collision near the Murmansk region has risen to 17, Russian Assistant Health Minister Alexei Kuznetsov said on December 18.

"According to operational data, 17 people, including three minors, were injured in the train accident in the Murmansk region," he told reporters.

Kuznetsov said that 13 victims have already been taken to hospitals and are being examined, ambulance crews are transporting four more people to hospitals.

Three victims are in serious condition, the rest, including minors - in a state of moderate severity.

Freight and passenger trains collided in the Murmansk region. Main

Thecollision of two trains occurred earlier in the day at the arrival of a passengertrain at the station Knyazhaya in the Murmansk region. According to the press service of Russian Railways, a passenger train traveling on the route Murmansk - St. Petersburg collided with a freight train. As a result of the collision, three cars of the passenger train and several freight cars derailed. At the time of the accident there were 326 people in the passenger train, one person died.

After the collision of the trains, the transport department of the Investigative Committee (IC) of Russia opened a criminal case under Article 263 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Violation of the rules of safety of movement and operation of railway transport").

"Izvestia" also published footage from the passenger train. They show people trying to pass from one carriage to another, but because of the deformation, the doors do not open. Some passengers can not get to their belongings, as they remained in the affected parts of the train.