The train involved in the accident near Murmansk continued its journey towards St. Petersburg

A passenger train that collided with a freight train in the Murmansk region continued to move along the St. Petersburg direction. About it on December 19 in the North-Western transport Prosecutor's office.

"Train number 11 with passengers continued to St. Petersburg," - stated in the message in the Telegam-channel.

Thecollision of two trains occurred earlier in the day at the arrival of a passengertrain at Knyazhaya station in the Murmansk region. The 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.

According to the latest data, 27 people were injured, among them - five children. At the time of the accident in the passenger train was 326 people, including pupils of children's sports school for boxing from Severomorsk. It was noted that the children and the coach were not injured.

The Governor of the region Andrei Chibis also reported that the number of dead as a result of the accident rose to two people.

On the fact of the accident was initiated 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"). Then the head of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation, Alexander Bastrykin, demanded a report on the progress of the investigation.