5 dead, 45 injured in Moscow train collision

Moscow: At least five people were killed and 45 injured on Tuesday after parts of a freight train derailed and collided with a passenger train south of Moscow, officials said.

Fifteen of the injured were in serious condition, the emergencies ministry said.

Speaking on Russian television, a ministry official said the accident occurred around 12:30 pm local time between the towns of Bekasovo and Naro-Fominsk, about 80 kilometres southwest of Moscow, as the passenger train was travelling from the Russian capital to Moldova’s capital Chisinau.

“According to preliminary information, 50 people were affected by the accident,” the official said.