A passenger who got off the train tracks in the Bryansk region told about the emergency

A passenger who survived the collapse of a bridge onto a train in the Bryansk region told Izvestia on June 1 about the first seconds of the incident.

According to Elena, she was in a sitting carriage when there was a loud bang.

"I hit my knee hard on the front seat — I was sitting down. My bag flew five meters away, it was heavy," she shared.

The woman added that all passengers from her carriage were injured.

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 a bridge in the Bryansk region with cars on it on the Klimov — Moscow passenger train happened on the evening of May 31. The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation confirmed that the collapse occurred as a result of an explosion. 11 victims near Bryansk were hospitalized in Moscow hospitals. It is reported that the wounded were taken to hospitals from Kievsky railway station, they are receiving all necessary medical care. Seven people are known to have died.