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| Bryansk: At least three dead after Russian bridge collapses onto train | Bryansk: At least three dead after Russian bridge collapses onto train |
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| Moscow officials shared an image appearing to show the collapse, which has not been verified by the BBC | Moscow officials shared an image appearing to show the collapse, which has not been verified by the BBC |
| At least seven people have died after a highway bridge collapsed on to railway tracks in Russia close to the Ukraine border, according to emergency services. | At least seven people have died after a highway bridge collapsed on to railway tracks in Russia close to the Ukraine border, according to emergency services. |
| The bridge in Bryansk brought down several heavy trucks on to a moving passenger train as it collapsed late on Saturday night, with 31 people also reportedly injured. | |
| The Russian Emergencies Ministry said fire and rescue units were attempting to find people who had been travelling on the train. | The Russian Emergencies Ministry said fire and rescue units were attempting to find people who had been travelling on the train. |
| In a statement posted to Telegram, Moscow Railway alleged the bridge had collapsed "as a result of illegal interference in transport operations". | In a statement posted to Telegram, Moscow Railway alleged the bridge had collapsed "as a result of illegal interference in transport operations". |
| Hours later on Sunday morning, a second bridge also collapsed along the Trosna-Kalinovka highway in the Kursk region, according to Alexander Khinshtein, the acting governor of Kursk Oblast. | |
| A freight train had been travelling over the bridge at the time, he said, adding that part of the train had fallen onto the road below. | |
| The train caught fire, Khinshtein said, and a driver suffered injuries to his legs. | |
| Pictures online from the first incident in Bryansk showed mangled carriages and passengers helping each other climb out of the wreckage in the dark. | |
| Local governor Alexander Bogomaz said on Telegram there were "seven fatalities" and two people - including a child - were "seriously injured". | |
| All injured passengers have been taken to medical facilities in the Bryansk region, he added. | All injured passengers have been taken to medical facilities in the Bryansk region, he added. |
| Moscow's interregional transport prosecutor's office said an investigation had been launched. | Moscow's interregional transport prosecutor's office said an investigation had been launched. |
| Authorities said the train's locomotive and several cars derailed when the road bridge fell on to it. | |
| Additional emergency workers, as well as rescue equipment and light towers for carrying out work at night have been sent to the area, according to Russian news agency Tass. | Additional emergency workers, as well as rescue equipment and light towers for carrying out work at night have been sent to the area, according to Russian news agency Tass. |
| The train was going from the town of Klimovo to Moscow and was in the Vygonichsky district when the collapse happened, officials said. | |
| Passengers were evacuated and guided to a meeting point at a nearby station, Moscow Railway said, adding: "They will be able to continue their journey on a specially formed reserve train" travelling from Bryansk to Moscow. | Passengers were evacuated and guided to a meeting point at a nearby station, Moscow Railway said, adding: "They will be able to continue their journey on a specially formed reserve train" travelling from Bryansk to Moscow. |
| The incident took place about 100km (62 miles) from the Ukraine border. | The incident took place about 100km (62 miles) from the Ukraine border. |