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The collision of trains with train in the West of Moscow there was man who ran the railroad tracks. It is reported TASS citing a source in the emergency services.
“The driver of an electric train EN route to the area not to shoot him, applied the emergency brake. At this time it and hit a passenger train by the message Moscow — Brest,” the source said.
In the MOE confirmed this information. The Ministry clarified that, according to preliminary information, the collision occurred because of a person on the tracks.
According to the latest data, injured 20 people, 12 were hospitalized, said Deputy head of EMERCOM in Moscow Sergey Zheltov. Among wounded — two drivers, one of them is in serious condition and another in moderate condition. Earlier it was informed about 16 victims.
The long-distance train Moscow — Brest crashed into a commuter train April 8, at about 23:00. The incident occurred on the tracks of the Belarusian direction of the Moscow railway (MZHD), near the house №4 along the street Gerasim Kurina. Four cars derailed.
Movement of trains on the section of Fili — Kuntsevo temporarily stopped.