The collapse of 2 bridges in the Kursk and Brian region in the west of Russia was due to an explosion; both events are treated as acts of terror," stated the Russian Investigative Committee, quoted by the AFP agency on Sunday.
Investigators reported that the road bridge over the railway line in the Briansk Oblast was blown up on Saturday just before 10:00 p.m. Polish time, at the minute erstwhile the passenger train of Klimowo-Moscow was passing under it carrying 388 passengers. Seven people were killed and 69 injured..
According to the BBC, the crash occurred in a location about 100 km from the Ukrainian border.
Four hours later, around 2:00 a.m. on Sunday Polish time, there was an detonation of a railway bridge moving over the road in the neighboring Kursk Oblast. As a consequence of the explosion, the locomotive was derailed.
Local authorities reported that the disaster occurred in the area (say) of Żeleznogorski. Drivers located in a locomotive whose numbers were not revealed were injured and transported to the hospital.
Reports to Putin
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitri Pieskov reported on Sunday that the Russian leader Vladimir Putin received reports all night long from the national safety Service and the Emergency Ministry on both events.
The brian circuits and border courses with Ukraine and since Russia's invasion of this country have been frequently attacked by Ukrainian forces.
Source: PAP
