Passenger train derails in Russia: number of injured rises VIDEO / UPDATED

A passenger train from Chelyabinsk to Moscow derailed in the Ulyanovsk region, injuring 22 people. Two sustained fractures, while the others, including a child, suffered bruises, Chelyabinsk Governor Alexey Texler reported on Telegram.

Six carriages overturned. Among the 157 passengers from the Chelyabinsk region were 65 children. Seventeen children aged 11–17 were travelling to Zlatoust, while 48 children aged 6–17 were heading to Chelyabinsk.

The derailment of train No. 302 occurred this morning near Bryandino station. Rail traffic has been suspended, and recovery trains were dispatched from Ulyanovsk, Bugulma, Syzran, and Ruzaevka. The cause of the accident remains unknown. A criminal case has been opened for violations of railway safety regulations.

10:05

As previously reported, a passenger train derailed in the Ulyanovsk Region. Twelve people have been injured.

According to Baza, most passengers sustained minor injuries such as scrapes and bruises. One person is trapped in a restroom and is asking for help; rescue teams are working to free him. Emergency services are on site, and passengers have also begun assisting each other to exit the carriages, with men helping people out through the windows.

Six ambulance teams have arrived at the site of the train derailment in the Ulyanovsk Region to assist the injured, TASS reports, citing the Russian Ministry of Health.

09:39

Replacement train carriages are being sent to Ulyanovsk station to transport passengers following the derailment of a passenger train in the Ulyanovsk Region, TASS reports, citing the Russian Railways (RZD).

An inspection point for passengers of the Chelyabinsk–Moscow train will be set up at Ulyanovsk-Central station, RZD added.

09:28

A passenger train derailed in the Ulyanovsk region of Russia, according to the Telegram channel 112.

The report specifies that the incident occurred in the Cherdaklinsky district. Five out of 15 carriages went off the tracks.

“There are 415 people on the train,” the journalists emphasised.

At this time, no information about casualties has been reported.