A car at a crossing collided with an electric train locomotive in Krasnoyarsk

An investigation into the circumstances of a collision between a car and an electric train locomotive at a crossing has begun in Krasnoyarsk. This was announced on Sunday, June 29, by the press service of the West Siberian Transport Prosecutor's Office.

"According to preliminary data, today at about [04:00 Moscow time], an electric train collided with a passenger car at a regulated railway crossing located between the Yenisei and Krasnoyarsk Pillars stations in the Sverdlovsk region of Krasnoyarsk," the department said in a Telegram channel.

They noted that the collision occurred because the car left the track of the rolling stock. As a result of the accident, the locomotive did not leave the tracks, and there were no delays in train traffic.

The prosecutor's office is checking the circumstances of the incident.

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Earlier, on June 19, it was reported that 11 freight train cars derailed at the Kargapolye station in the Kurgan region. There were no casualties or fatalities as a result of this incident. In addition, train traffic on the Kamensk-Uralsky—Kurgan section was temporarily suspended.