In the MOE called the probable cause of the collision of trains in Moscow
Clash of long-distance trains Moscow — Brest and trains with message Vyazma-Moscow could occur due to trapped in the ways of the pedestrian, because of which the driver of one of the train applied the emergency brake.
This is stated in the message of capital Department of EMERCOM of Russia.
“According to preliminary information on the railway tracks because the driver applied emergency brakes because of the man on the tracks was a collision of trains without passengers Vyazma-the Moscow long-distance train Moscow-Brest, in which four cars went off the rail”, — stated in the message.
The incident occurred in the West of Moscow on April 8 at about 22:50 in the street Gerasim Kurina, D. 4, K. 1.
Information on the number of victims at odds.
According to the MOE, injured four people. TASS with reference to the medical reports the 16 injured, four of whom were hospitalized.
At the same time, the source TASS reports 23 injured, of whom 11 were hospitalized.
Four cars, according to the MOE, went off the rails.
The movement of trains on the section of Fili-Kuntsevo Belarusian direction of the Moscow railway (MZHD), in this area put the compensation buses. Vehicular traffic in the area of the accident also blocked.