TBILISI, September 9 - Sputnik. Passengers of the train "Adler - Nizhnevartovsk", which collided with truck in Khanty-Mansiysk autonomous region(Yugra) in Russia, will soon be delivered to the final destination of the route, according to a message on the website of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug.
There were 271 passengers on the train at the time of the accident, 11 of which were in carriage No. 5, which was injured in a collision with a KAMAZ vehicle. The passenger train did not reach 17 kilometers when the collision occurred.
"Part of the passengers will be taken out by buses, the other part - by train cars not affected by the consequences of the accident ... It was decided that the first 4 cars, into which passengers from 5-7 cars will be transferred, will continue to move to the final station. Passengers from the remaining cars (there are 19 in total V railway composition) will be delivered to Nizhnevartovsk by buses," the report said.Traffic on the railway line where the accident occurred was forced to be suspended until the complete elimination of its consequences. The causes and circumstances of the incident are being investigated.
After the accident, fire and rescue units, traffic police and ambulance crews, emergency recovery teams of railway workers and other emergency services left for the scene.
"There should be no cause for concern for the passengers of the affected train and their relatives. The necessary group of specialists and equipment has been formed at the scene of the accident to eliminate the consequences of the accident as soon as possible," the department noted.
The Ministry of Emergency Situations warns passengers of trains passing through the Nizhnevartovsk station and their relatives about possible time delays. The time of train movement should be specified in the information service of the Russian railways.
According to Russian Railways, two trains are delayed by this time. long distance.
Information about the victims is distributed differently. According to official figures, this is 15 people, including three children. In social networks, other numbers are called.
The truck driver is in the hospital in serious condition, RIA Novosti reports citing a representative of the administration of Nizhnevartovsk.
“Several versions are being investigated, according to one of them, the driver fell asleep at the wheel, according to the second, the reason is a malfunction. brake system car. The driver himself is in the hospital in serious condition," the city administration said.
Versions
To avoid the spread of rumors and unverified information around the collision situation passenger train and the truck, the local authorities gave versions of the reasons for the incident.
“There are NO deaths in the collision of a train with a truck. The number of victims is 15 people, three of them are children. Law enforcement agencies are considering several reasons for the collision: a) the driver fell asleep at the wheel; b) the brake system of the truck did not work. Now the driver is in serious condition in the hospital," the message on the website of the Department of Public and External Relations of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug says.
At least 17 people were injured in a collision between a dump truck loaded with sand and a passenger train near Nizhnevartovsk. 14 people were taken to hospitals with injuries of varying severity, including three children. According to the main versions cause of the accident it could be the failure of the truck's brakes or the fact that the driver fell asleep at the wheel. However, the city authorities reject the version of the attack. It is reported that immediately after the incident there was no panic among the passengers of the train, they helped to pull people out of the mangled car before the arrival of rescuers and doctors. An investigation into the accident has been launched.
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- State of emergency in Nizhnevartovsk
At least 17 people were injured in a collision between a truck and a passenger train in the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug. 14 victims were taken to hospitals in Nizhnevartovsk, including three children. According to preliminary data, the driver of a dump truck loaded with sand could fall asleep at the wheel, and a version of the brake failure of the truck is also being considered.
“14 people were taken to hospitals in Nizhnevartovsk. Of these, 11 adults and three children. Of the children, one is in serious condition, two are in moderate condition. Of the 11 adults, five patients are severe, two are extremely severe. Perhaps a few more patients will be delivered, ”Interfax quotes Alexei Dobrovolsky, Director of the Yugra Health Department.
The information that the two victims are in a state of extreme severity is also confirmed by a source of the URA.RU portal in medical circles.
“The woman's leg was torn off, now she is undergoing a craniotomy. Most hospitalized injuries are simpler - craniocerebral, bruises, fractures, ”the source said.
“About 17 people have already turned to doctors for help. Some have injuries, while others have exacerbated chronic diseases due to stress, ”the source of Interfax noted, in turn.
The truck driver is also in the hospital in serious condition, RIA Novosti was told in the administration of Nizhnevartovsk.
“Several versions are being investigated, according to one of them, the driver fell asleep at the wheel, according to the second, the reason is a malfunction of the car’s brake system. The driver himself is in the hospital in a serious condition, ”the city administration said.
At the same time, the authorities of the region do not consider the version of the terrorist attack.
“Of course, this is not a terrorist attack. If there had been a terrorist attack, everything would have been different, ”URA.RU quotes Nizhnevartovsk Mayor Vasily Tikhonov as saying.
The publication also reported that the identity of the driver of the dump truck is already known - it turned out to be 26-year-old Ramazan Bekmagombetov. Such data are provided by URA.RU with reference to acting. Surgut transport prosecutor Nikolai Shiryaev.
The collision of a dump truck loaded with sand and passenger train No. 346, en route from Adler to Nizhnevartovsk, occurred at 09:01 Moscow time at a controlled railway crossing 17 km from Nizhnevartovsk. According to Russian Railways, the cause of the incident was a gross violation of the rules traffic truck driver.
“With a properly functioning railway signaling, the driver of a truck loaded with sand drove to railways while following the crossing of train No. 346 Adler - Nizhnevartovsk and collided with the fifth car from the head of the passenger train, ”the company said in a statement.
In turn, the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that all passengers of the train (271 people) in soon will be delivered to Nizhnevartovsk. At the same time, some of them are planned to be taken out by buses, the rest - by the first four cars of the train, which were not injured in the accident. Also, a certain number of people will be taken out by those who came for them on personal transport close ones.
“The passenger train did not reach (to the destination. — RT) 17 km when the truck collided. Car No. 5, in which there were 11 people, was damaged in the collision. It was decided that the first four cars, into which passengers from 5-7 cars will be transferred, will continue to move to the final station. Passengers from the rest of the cars (there are 19 of them in the train) will be delivered to Nizhnevartovsk by buses,” the department said.
Traffic on the railway line where the accident occurred was temporarily suspended. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, train traffic has now been restored.
“Currently, the lists of injured passengers of train No. 346 by the Adler-Nizhnevartovsk message delivered to hospitals are being specified. Psychologists of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia and social and medical regional services are working with the victims and their relatives, ”added the press center of the Siberian regional center Russian Emergency Situations Ministry.
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At the same time, the emergency services reported that immediately after the incident there was no panic among the passengers of the train. On the contrary, passengers helped to pull people out of the mangled car.
“Passengers got out of neighboring cars and began to pull out the victims until rescuers and ambulance doctors arrived at the scene. People remained calm, the passengers did not panic, ”TASS quoted a source as saying.
Meanwhile, the transport department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Ural federal district launched an investigation in connection with a collision between a truck and a passenger train in Yugra.
“The collision of a truck and a passenger train occurred at an unregulated crossing of a section of the Megion-Nizhnevartovsk highway. The truck tangentially touched the train. Currently, the department is conducting an inspection, ”Interfax quotes a message from the department.
The governor of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug Natalya Komarova will fly to the scene of the accident in the near future.
Against the backdrop of the latest incident, Russian Railways reported a sharp increase in the number of accidents on railway crossings. Since the beginning of the year, it has amounted to 40%, TASS cites the company's data.
“As of September 9, 2017, there were 182 road accidents on the railway network, which is 52 more cases (or 40%) than in 2016 (130 cases),” the report says.
In addition, it is noted that the consequences of such accidents have become more severe. According to the company, during the specified period 37 people were killed and another 80 were injured. The press service of Russian Railways expressed concern about this trend and urged drivers of vehicles "to be vigilant and follow the rules of the road when crossing railway crossings."
