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At least seven people have died after a highway bridge collapsed on to railway tracks in Russia close to the Ukraine border, according to emergency services.<\/p>\n
The bridge in Bryansk brought down several heavy trucks on to a moving passenger train as it collapsed, with 31 people also reportedly injured.<\/p>\n
The Russian Emergencies Ministry said fire and rescue units were attempting to find people who had been travelling on the train.<\/p>\n
In a statement posted to Telegram, Moscow Railway alleged the bridge had collapsed “as a result of illegal interference in transport operations”. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
“Unfortunately, there are seven fatalities,” local governor Alexander Bogomaz said on Telegram, adding two people – including a child – are “seriously injured”.<\/p>\n
All injured passengers have been taken to medical facilities in the Bryansk region, he added.<\/p>\n
Moscow’s interregional transport prosecutor’s office said an investigation had been launched.<\/p>\n
Authorities said the train’s locomotive and several cars derailed when the road bridge fell on to it late on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n
Pictures online showed mangled carriages and passengers helping each other climb out of the wreckage in the dark.<\/p>\n
Additional emergency workers, as well as rescue equipment and light towers for carrying out work at night have been sent to the area, according to Russian news agency Tass.<\/p>\n
The train was going from the town of Klimovo to Moscow and was in the Vygonichsky district when the collapse happened, officials said<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Passengers were evacuated and guided to a meeting point at a nearby station, Moscow Railway said, adding: “They will be able to continue their journey on a specially formed reserve train” travelling from Bryansk to Moscow.<\/p>\n
The incident took place about 100km (62 miles) from the Ukraine border.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n