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Train derails in Russia, injuring seven people
Investigators said worn-out track bed caused the derailment as Russian Railways evacuated passengers and officials reported at least 22 injuries.
- On Friday, a passenger train traveling from Chelyabinsk to Moscow derailed near Bryandino in the Ulyanovsk region, with seven carriages going off the tracks and around 415 passengers on board.
- Local health officials reported at least seven injuries, including a child, though Chelyabinsk Governor Alexei Teksler stated the toll was higher.
- Television images revealed train carriages lying on their side, and Russian Railways announced that passengers would be transferred to another train for continued travel to Moscow.
- Law enforcement authorities have launched a criminal investigation into possible violations of rail safety rules, though the cause of the accident remains unknown.
- The derailment occurred around 760 kilometers, or 472 miles, southeast of Moscow, along the route from Chelyabinsk in the Urals to the Russian capital.
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East of Moscow there is a serious accident: more than 400 passengers are on board than several wagons of a train derail. Authorities already suspect a reason.
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Total News Sources43
Leaning Left6Leaning Right7Center6Last UpdatedBias Distribution37% Right
Bias Distribution
- 37% of the sources lean Right
37% Right
L 32%
C 31%
R 37%
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