Tragedy on the railway in the suburbs

A major accident occurred on the railway in the Naro-Fominsk district of the Moscow region on Tuesday, May 20, 2014. A freight train following on adjacent rails derailed and its wagons overturned onto a passenger train. As a result of the disaster, according to the latest data, six people died and 31 were injured. The causes of the accident are currently being established.

(Total 11 photos)

1. Maintenance workers work at the scene of a train collision in the Moscow region May 20, 2014. (Photo: Reuters / Grigory Dukor)

2. A train conductor stands at the door of a damaged carriage at the site of a railroad accident near the town of Naro-Fominsk on Tuesday, May 20, 2014. (Photo: AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)

3. A freight train derailed after colliding with a passenger train in the Moscow region on May 20, 2014. (Photo: Reuters / Grigory Dukor)

4. People gather near a passenger train damaged in a collision with a freight train in the Moscow region on May 20, 2014. (Photo: Reuters / Grigory Dukor)

5. A member of the Ministry of Emergency Situations stands near a passenger train damaged in a collision with a freight train in the Moscow region May 20, 2014. (Photo: Reuters / Grigory Dukor)

6. The scene of a train collision in the Moscow region on May 20, 2014. (Photo: Reuters / Grigory Dukor)

7. Workers of repair services and Russian Railways gather near the site of a train collision in the Moscow region on May 20, 2014. (Photo: Reuters / Grigory Dukor)

8. The scene of a train collision in the Moscow region on May 20, 2014. (Photo: Reuters / Grigory Dukor)

9. People gather near a passenger train damaged in a collision with a freight train in the Moscow region May 20, 2014. (Photo: Reuters / Grigory Dukor)

10. Employees of the EMERCOM of Russia visiting the site of a railway accident near the city of Naro-Fominsk near Moscow. (Photo: AP Photo / Pavel Golovkin)

11. Emergencies Ministry helicopter flies over the site of a railway accident near the city of Naro-Fominsk near Moscow. (Photo: AP Photo / Pavel Golovkin)