Russian Railways promised to return money to the victims of the disaster in the Bryansk region

Passengers who were on a train that was damaged when a bridge collapsed on it in the Bryansk region will be able to receive payments from the SOGAZ insurance company, the Federal Passenger Company (FPC), a subsidiary of Russian Railways, said.

"Passengers can expect to receive refunds from SOGAZ JSC," the company's Telegram channel says.

In addition, FPC will refund the full ticket price and additionally award 20,000 bonus points under the Russian Railways Bonus program.

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.

Earlier that day, Russian Railways pledged to pay 2.2 million rubles each to the families of those killed in the emergency. In addition, the company organized free travel to Bryansk station for relatives of the dead and injured who were hospitalized.

After that, the governor of the Bryansk region, Alexander Bogomaz, promised 1.5 million rubles to the families of those killed in the emergency. At the same time, the seriously injured will receive 750 thousand, and the medium and light — 450 thousand rubles.

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.