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17 injured including children after truck-train collision in Russia (PHOTOS, VIDEO) | |
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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. |