Murmansk train collision

Murmansk train collision
Details
Date18 December 2024
LocationZelenoborsky
Coordinates66°49′24″N 32°21′03″E / 66.823282°N 32.350879°E / 66.823282; 32.350879
CountryRussia
LineSaint Petersburg - Murmansk
OperatorRussian Railways
Incident typeSide collision
Statistics
Trains2
Passengers337
Deaths2
Injured31

The Murmansk train collision occurred on 18 December 2024, when a passenger train and a freight train collided in Zelenoborsky, Murmansk Oblast, Russia. Two people were killed and 31 people were injured.

Two trains were involved in a collision at Knyazhaya Station when one train ran into the side of another. Two passengers were killed and 31 others were injured. Passenger train #11 was travelling from Murmansk to Saint Petersburg with 337 passengers. Freight train #2013 was travelling from Titan, Murmansk Oblast to the south.

There was a derailment of four tail cars of the passenger train and 14 loaded cars from the tail of the freight train.[1][2]

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References

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  1. ^ "Russia: 31 injured in train collision in Murmansk region". United news of India. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Russia: Столкновение поездов разобрали на версии". "Коммерсантъ FM". 19 December 2024. Retrieved 22 December 2024.