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ULAN-UDE, September 30 Two sections of a freight train derailed at the 1069th kilometer of the BAM between the village of Nizhneangarsk and the city of Severobaikalsk in Buryatia, the regional headquarters reports Ministry of Emergency Situations.
«At 05.07 (00.07 Moscow time) from the head of the VSZD shift to the operational duty shift of the TsUKS (Crisis Management Center — ed.) of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia for the Republic of Buryatia, a message was received that at the 1069th km of the BAM between the populated At the point of Nizhneangarsk and the city of Severobaikalsk, Severo-Baikal region, two sections of a freight train locomotive collided,” the report says.
According to rescuers, there were no injuries, the clearance along the middle path was not broken.
«There are no delays in passenger trains. An emergency recovery train is preparing to leave the city of Severobaikalsk,» the department noted.
The Baikal Transport Prosecutor's Office has begun checking compliance with traffic safety legislation. and operation of railway transport, the acting officer went to the scene of the incident. Baikal Transport Prosecutor.