There were more than 800 passengers on board, the news agency Reuters reports. There are dozens of injured people.
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Jussi Nurminen,
Elsa Osipova
13:58•Updated 15:17
In Russia, a major train accident occurred in the Volgograd region in the afternoon Finnish time.
The Russian state news agency Ria Novosti and The Moscow Times report on the matter, among others.
At least eight carriages of the passenger train derailed. Six of them are lying on their sides, reports The Moscow Times.
According to the company, the accident happened after the train collided with the truck. The Interfax news agency says, based on official information, that the truck ran red lights towards the level crossing.
The truck driver was injured. He was taken for treatment, Ria Novosti told.
According to media reports, more than 800 passengers were on board the train. of The Moscow Times according to at least two people have died.
The state news agency Interfax according to at least 30 people have been hospitalized.
Opposition newspaper Medusa says that according to social media information, at least 37 people were injured in the accident.
According to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, there are more than 300 rescue workers and rescue helicopters.
The train was on its way from Kazan to Adler on the Black Sea.
The news is updated.
Source: Reuters