Train accident in Brjansk: Seven dead after bridging!

Train accident in Brjansk: Seven dead after bridging!

In the West Russian region of Brjansk, there was a tragic misfortune when a street bridge collapsed, causing a passenger train. Seven people lost their lives. Around 30 other people, including two children, were brought to surrounding hospitals with injuries, such as sueddeutsche.de reported. The governor of the area, Alexander Bogomas, shared the sad news about Telegram.

The railway company concerned accused a "illegal interference with transportation". According to media reports, which also rely on information from other sources, an explosion was preceded by the collapse. The scene of the accident is about 80 kilometers from the Ukrainian border, which is important in view of the continuing conflict in the region.

background to the conflict

In the past three years, Ukraine has resisted the Russian war of aggression, and Ukrainian secret services have been accused of carrying out regular sabotage files in the Russian field. These circumstances shed light on the tense political conditions and the possible causes of disasters that are influenced by military conflicts, as it Tagesspiegel.de analyzed.

The topic of railway security in the context of such incidents remains of the greatest interest. The security reports of the Eisenbahn-tundamt from recent years regularly document the challenges and the security situation in German and European rail transport. While attention is focused on the West Russian tragedy, the reporting also illuminates the fragility of the transport infrastructure in war and crisis areas.