Train traffic was fully restored at Knyazhaya station in the Murmansk Region

In the Murmansk region at Knyazhaya station the train traffic on both tracks has been fully restored after the restoration works organized as a result of the collision of passenger and freight trains. This was reported by the press service of the October railroad (Oktyabrskaya railroad) on December 20.

"Today, December 20, at 01:25 opened traffic on both tracks of Knyazhaya station of the October railroad after the completion of all restoration work," - stated in the message of the OZhD.

It is noted that the movement of trains on the railroad is carried out in normal mode.

Tracks collided: what threatens those responsible for the train accident in the Murmansk region

The suspects in the case were the driver of the freight train and his assistant

Earlier, on December 19, the press service of Russian Railways reported on the restoration of train traffic at the site of collision of passenger and freight trains in the Murmansk region. Then the trains were passing in reverse mode along one track.

Thecollision of two trains occurred on December 18 at the arrival of a passenger train at the station Knyazhaya. 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, the accident killed two people, 31 people were injured. The Ministry of Health specifies that 10 victims, including three children, are in serious condition.

Seven victims of the accident were transferred to regional medical centers, five of them are being treated at the regional hospital.

A criminal case was opened under Article 263 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation. According to preliminary data, the collision of the trains occurred due to spontaneous movement of a faulty freight train.