In the Amur region at the crossing near the station “Arga” has faced car ZIL and a freight train. Killed three people who were in the cab of the truck, according to “the Amur.info”.
The incident derailed 10 cars and a locomotive. The movement is blocked in both directions, and damaged two pillars of the contact line, according to the website of the regional Central Board MOE. The causes of the collision were not disclosed.
On the scene left the rescuers.
Earlier in February, in the North-East of Moscow train knocked down a man who tried to climb onto the platform. The incident occurred near train station “Malenkovskaya” Yaroslavl direction of the Moscow railway. The victim died from his injuries at the scene.
In the same month in the Irkutsk region freight train collided with a truck crane MAZ, driven by a drunk driver. The man left in a closed railway crossing in the opposite lane, tried to cross the tracks, crashed into a raised fence and got stuck, blocking the railroad. The driver managed to jump out of the crane before collision, he received injuries.
According to preliminary estimates, the man made five administrative offenses, including departure on a railway crossing at the closed or closed barrier and driving while intoxicated.