Car hits freight train in Orenburg, delays two trains

The movement of two trains was delayed following a collision between a vehicle and a freight train in the Orenburg region, according to the official channel of the Ural Regional Public Prosecutor's Office on Saturday.

Consensus

• A car collided with a freight train at a controlled railway crossing in Orenburg Oblast.
• The incident occurred on October 24 at 14:08.
• The driver of the car was injured.
• Two passenger trains were delayed.
• The train driver applied emergency braking but could not avoid the collision.
• The Urals Transport Procuracy initiated a check into compliance with rail safety legislation.

Points of divergence

• The movement of two passenger trains was delayed, and currently the movement on the section is operating according to schedule. — interfax
• The delays were 13 minutes for train #31 (Orsk–Moscow) and 17 minutes for train #32 (Moscow–Orsk). — vesti

Coverage (2 sources)

• Two trains delayed due to accident at railway crossing in Orenburg region — Интерфакс
• Car and freight train collided in Orenburg region — Вести

Key entities

• Orenburg Oblast
• Moscow
• Tozka
• Sorochinsky
• INTERFAX.RU
• Ural Regional Prosecutor's Office
• South Ural
• South Urals Railway