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The '''Bekasovo rail crash''' occurred on 20 May 2014 when a freight train derailed near [[ |
The '''Bekasovo rail crash''' occurred on 20 May 2014 when a freight train derailed near [[Naro-Fominsk]], [[Moscow Oblast]], Russia. The train was run into by a passenger train. Nine people were killed and 51 were injured. |
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Revision as of 13:32, 21 May 2014
The Bekasovo rail crash occurred on 20 May 2014 when a freight train derailed near Naro-Fominsk, Moscow Oblast, Russia. The train was run into by a passenger train. Nine people were killed and 51 were injured.
Accident
At 12:32 Moscow Standard Time (08:32 UTC) on 20 May 2014,[1] a freight train derailed between Bekasovo and Naro-Fominsk on the Moscow - Kiev railway. The derailed wagons fouled an adjacent track.[2] A Moscow - Chisinau, Moldova passenger train collided with the derailed wagons, killing nine people and injuring 51;[3][4] 29 of whom were taken to hospital.[5] There were 394 passengers on board.[2] The passenger train was operated by Moldovan Railways.[6] It was travelling at 95 kilometres per hour (59 mph) before the driver made an emergency brake application, having seen the cloud of dust caused by the derailment of the freight train. The seventh and eighth carriages of the train were those most severely damaged in the accident.[1] The side of one of the carriages was ripped open in the accident.[7]
Victims were taken to hospitals in Moscow, Novo-Fominsk, Seliatino and Selyatinskuyu.[1] Two victims were flown by helicopter to a Moscow hospital.[5]
The stretch of track which the freight train derailed on was under repair at the time of the accident.[2] A broken rail is suspected to have been the cause of the freight train derailing;[5] however, a broken axle on one of the wagons may also have caused the accident.[8] The line between Aprelevka and Nara was blocked by the accident, with buses replacing trains. By late evening, one line was reopened, allowing Moscow commuters to travel home by train. Passengers bound for Moscow were transported by bus.[9]
Investigation
The Russian Investigative Committee opened an investigation into the accident.[2] A criminal investigation was also opened into the accident. Causes under investigation are a broken rail, the condition of the freight train and the driving of the freight train.[4][6]
References
- ^ a b c "Машинист пассажирского поезда пытался избежать столкновения" (in Russian). Life News. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c d Rogulin, Dmitry. "Railway repairs reported to be in progress before trains' collision near Moscow". ITAR-TASS. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ^ Prokofyev, Vyacheslav (20 May 2014). "Death toll in train collision near Moscow climbs to 9 — source". ITAR-TASS. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ a b Melnikov, Valery. "Over 50 People Injured in Train Collision Near Moscow – EMERCOM". RIA Novosti. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ a b c Duker, Grigory (20 May 2014). "6 Dead, 25 Injured in Train Collision Near Moscow". RIA Novosti.
- ^ a b Rogulin, Dmitry. "25 remain in hospitals after Moscow region train crash on Tuesday". ITAR-TASS. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Several dead and dozens injured in Russian train crash". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ^ "Freight and passenger trains collide near Moscow, at least 9 killed". Pravda. 20 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ Rogulin, Dmitry (20 May 2014). "Commuter train traffic resumes on one of railway tracks after accident near Moscow". ITAR-TASS. Retrieved 21 May 2014.