A passenger train derailed in western Russia on Saturday, resulting in at least seven fatalities and injuring 30 others. The incident was linked to the collapse of a bridge in the Bryansk region, which is near the Ukrainian border. Local officials attributed the bridge’s failure to “illegal interference” in transport operations, though details were not provided. The Russian federal road transportation agency, Rosavtodor, confirmed that the bridge had collapsed onto the railway tracks just as the train was passing beneath it.
Photos from the scene depicted the train cars severely damaged and strewn among debris from the fallen bridge. Eyewitness footage indicated that some vehicles narrowly escaped driving onto the bridge before it collapsed. Bryansk regional Governor Alexander Bogomaz reported that emergency services were promptly deployed, highlighting that two of the injured were children.
While officials have not publicly named a responsible party for the disaster, past claims from Russian authorities have implicated pro-Ukrainian saboteurs in attacks on railway infrastructure. Recent reports from Ukrainian media alluded to successful sabotage operations by Kyiv’s security services against railway lines crucial for trade with Russia and China. Russian Railways acknowledged one such explosion but did not confirm the authenticity of a second incident mentioned in the media. Without further clarification, both the cause of the bridge collapse and its potential connection to ongoing hostilities between Russia and Ukraine remain unclear, as independent verification of these claims is challenging.
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