Transferred from Dmitry Borisenko.
A span of a railway bridge collapsed in the Arkhangelsk region. Train traffic is paralyzed.
Today, November 10, at around 5:10 a.m., in the Cheriomocha - Wild section, the span of the railway bridge over Nahal Wild collapsed.
As a result of the accident, freight cars derailed. According to preliminary data, there are no casualties.
The governor of the Arkhangelsk region, Alexander Tsibolsky, called the incident an "incident."
"Today at 5:10 a.m. there was an incident at the Viled railway station, resulting in the collapse of the span of the railway bridge across the Viled river, the governor said.
Traffic in the area came to a complete halt. Eight passenger trains were stopped, including trains from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Adler and Vorkuta.
Passengers are provided with a bus service between Kotles-Youzhny and Viledi stations. Reserve trains were prepared.
Recovery trains were dispatched to the site. An operational headquarters was created in the regional government.
The reasons for the collapse are still unknown. The circumstances of the incident are being investigated by law enforcement authorities.
The accident occurred on an important railway connecting the regions of central Russia with the Republic of Komi and Vorkuta.