A case has been opened after a collision between a train and a locomotive in the Penza region

A criminal case has been opened into a collision between a train and a locomotive in the Penza region. This was announced on December 13 by the press service of the Volga Transport Prosecutor's Office.

"The Mordovian Transport Prosecutor's Office is monitoring the progress and results of the investigation of the criminal case initiated by the Ulyanovsk Investigative Department for Transport of the Central Department of Justice of the Russian Federation under Part 1 of Article 263 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation on the circumstances of the collision of a train and a locomotive at the Chais station," the agency said in a Telegram channel.

The Central Management Committee of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation also reported that the damage as a result of the incident was significant.

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According to the press service of the Oktyabrskaya Railway, one person was killed and 16 others were injured.

Earlier that day, a freight train and a locomotive collided in an accident in the Penza Region, an emergency occurred at the Chais railway station. The investigators are conducting an inspection under Article 263 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Violation of the rules of safety and operation of railway transport"). Russian Railways estimated the area of contamination at 750 square meters. m.

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