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Bridge blast derailed train in Russia (Source: Internet)
Moscow: A bridge explosion in Russia's Bryansk Oblast on Saturday night caused a passenger train carrying 388 people to derail, resulting in the deaths of seven people, Bryansk Governor Alexander Bogomaz said.
Speaking on news channel Rossiya 24 on Sunday, Bogomaz confirmed that the bridge was "blown up while a train was moving."
The Moscow Railway reported that the locomotive and several cars of passenger train No. 86, en route from Klimov to Moscow, derailed in the Vygonichsky district after a road bridge span collapsed due to "illegal interference in transport activities."
Earlier, Bogomaz reported seven fatalities and 35 injuries, but the number of the injured has since climbed to 66, including three children.
In Russia's Bryansk region, at least seven people were killed and dozens were injured late on Saturday (May 31) after a bridge collapsed onto a train.
As news of the train derailment broke, Moscow Railways blamed the collapse on "illegal interference" without providing additional details.
Bryansk Governor Aleksandr Bogomaz on Telegram confirmed the casualties and said at least 69 people, including three children, were injured. "There are seven dead as a result of the collapse of a bridge onto railway tracks," he said.
Rescue efforts continued through the night, with photos showing twisted metal, debris, and emergency crews on site.
Meanwhile, in the Kursk region, a bridge collapse caused a freight train to fall onto the road that was located under the bridge. Upon derailment, the locomotive caught fire; however, the blaze was quickly localised by the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.
"Last night... in the Zheleznogorsk district, a bridge collapsed while a freight locomotive was passing. Part of the train fell onto the road below the bridge," Alexander Khinshtein, the region's governor, said on Telegram. According to preliminary information, one of the locomotive drivers injured his legs in the accident.
The Russian regions bordering Ukraine have been subject to frequent attacks by Ukraine since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Both sides accuse the other of targeting civilians, and both deny such accusations.
Although there was no immediate comment from Ukraine about the explosions, Russian politicians lined up to blame Ukraine, saying it was clearly sabotage aimed at derailing the peace talks which the United States has demanded.
