Fragments of a bridge are being dismantled in the Bryansk region after a train accident.

At the scene of the train accident in the Bryansk region, work is underway to dismantle bridge fragments and free the railway track from derailed wagons. This was announced on June 1 by the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation.

"Two repair and restoration trains and two units of engineering equipment are operating," the department's Telegram channel says.

According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, about 180 specialists and 60 pieces of equipment are involved in the elimination of the consequences of the accident.

Tragedy in the Bryansk region: a road bridge collapsed on a passenger train

As a result of the incident, seven people died and dozens were injured.

The collapse of the bridge with cars on it onto the Klimov– Moscow passenger train happened on the evening of May 31. According to the press service of the Moscow Railway (MZhD), this was due to "illegal interference in the activities of transport." The Moscow Transport Prosecutor's Office has begun an inspection.

According to the latest data, the death toll is seven people. The train driver and his assistant were killed. As a result of the bridge collapse, 47 people were hospitalized, including three children. The eight-month-old boy will soon be sent to Moscow for treatment.