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| Train crash causes huge fire in Russia (VIDEO) | Train crash causes huge fire in Russia (VIDEO) |
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| Multiple cars carrying fuel ignited after a deadly collision with a truck, officials say | Multiple cars carrying fuel ignited after a deadly collision with a truck, officials say |
| A freight train exploded into flames after colliding with a truck in Russia’s Smolensk Region on Friday, the authorities have said. | |
| The crash occurred at a road crossing about 45 kilometers west of Smolensk on the railway line to Vitebsk, Belarus, officials reported. | The crash occurred at a road crossing about 45 kilometers west of Smolensk on the railway line to Vitebsk, Belarus, officials reported. |
| The Investigative Committee said the truck driver, who died at the scene, appeared to have ignored warning lights and failed to stop. The agency has opened a criminal negligence case. | The Investigative Committee said the truck driver, who died at the scene, appeared to have ignored warning lights and failed to stop. The agency has opened a criminal negligence case. |
| Railway officials said the train’s engineer and assistant suffered minor injuries but did not require hospitalization. | Railway officials said the train’s engineer and assistant suffered minor injuries but did not require hospitalization. |
| According to the statement, 18 cars derailed: 16 of them tipped over and caught fire, including 12 carrying gasoline and four loaded with timber. | According to the statement, 18 cars derailed: 16 of them tipped over and caught fire, including 12 carrying gasoline and four loaded with timber. |
| Russia’s Emergencies Ministry deployed ten fire trucks as well as a specialized firefighting train to battle the blaze. | |
| Both train and road traffic through the crossing were suspended, but officials said the disruption was minor and did not affect cross-border travel with Belarus. | Both train and road traffic through the crossing were suspended, but officials said the disruption was minor and did not affect cross-border travel with Belarus. |