Tragedy on the railway in the suburbs

Tragedy on the railway in the suburbs

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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.

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Tragedy on the railway in the suburbs

Tragedy on the railway in the suburbs

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

Tragedy on the railway in the suburbs

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)

Tragedy on the railway in the suburbs

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

Tragedy on the railway in the suburbs

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)

Tragedy on the railway in the suburbs

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)

Tragedy on the railway in the suburbs

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

Tragedy on the railway in the suburbs

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)

Tragedy on the railway in the suburbs

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

Tragedy on the railway in the suburbs

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)

Tragedy on the railway in the suburbs

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)

Tragedy on the railway in the suburbs

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)

Keywords: Accident | Railroad | Moscow region | Train | Rails | Collision

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