Train collides with truck in Azerbaijan, driver seriously injured PHOTO

A truck was struck by a train at a level crossing near Uzunboy village in the Shabran district of Azerbaijan.

According to the Main Directorate of the State Traffic Police of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the driver of a Mercedes truck with a trailer (plate number 99-JK-038) unexpectedly drove onto the railway tracks, where it was hit by an oncoming train, Caliber.Az reports.

The truck driver, Zulfugar Azizov, 47, from the Kalbajar district, was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident.

By Aghakazim Guliyev