The driver who died in the collapse of the bridge near Bryansk was buried under the anthem of Russia

Machinist Pavel Mishin, who died when a bridge collapsed in the Bryansk region, was buried under the Russian national anthem. The video of the ceremony on June 4 is published by Izvestia.

The driver was buried in the town of Unecha, Bryansk region. Hundreds of people, representatives of the Unechsky district administration, Russian Railways employees and representatives of the regional government took part in the funeral procession. Alexander Bogomaz, the head of the Bryansk region, conveyed his condolences.

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.

On May 31, a bridge collapsed in the Bryansk region when cars and a Klimov–Moscow passenger train were passing over it. The next day, in the Kursk region, a bridge collapsed while a freight train was passing.

On June 3, the Investigative Committee of Russia classified the collapse of railway bridges in the Bryansk and Kursk regions as terrorist attacks. A total of seven people were killed, and 113 others were injured.