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Children and adults injured as truck hits train in Russia (PHOTOS) 17 injured including children after truck-train collision in Russia (PHOTOS, VIDEO)
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A passenger train and truck collided in western Siberia, Russia. The dramatic incident injured over a dozen people, including children, the country’s news agencies report, citing medical sources. Some are in “extremely serious condition.” A collision between a train and a truck in western Siberia has left injured 17 people injured, according to authorities. At least three children are among those hurt in the incident, one of them in serious condition.
Fifteen people have been taken to hospitals in Nizhnevartovsk, 11 of them adults and four children, RIA Novosti reports.Fifteen people have been taken to hospitals in Nizhnevartovsk, 11 of them adults and four children, RIA Novosti reports.
“There are those who are in extremely serious condition,” Aleksey Dobrovolsky, the head of the regional department of health, told RIA Novosti.“There are those who are in extremely serious condition,” Aleksey Dobrovolsky, the head of the regional department of health, told RIA Novosti.
The incident happened Khanty-Mansiysk Region, located in western Siberia.The incident happened Khanty-Mansiysk Region, located in western Siberia.
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The Ministry for Emergency Situations for the Region told Interfax that the collision occurred on the 17th kilometer of the Nizhnevartovsk-Megion highway.The Ministry for Emergency Situations for the Region told Interfax that the collision occurred on the 17th kilometer of the Nizhnevartovsk-Megion highway.
“The Kamaz truck collided with the Adler-Nizhnevartovsk train on the railway track. According to preliminary information, the truck touched the train tangentially,” the source said.“The Kamaz truck collided with the Adler-Nizhnevartovsk train on the railway track. According to preliminary information, the truck touched the train tangentially,” the source said.
Law enforcement is conducting an investigation into the crash.Law enforcement is conducting an investigation into the crash.