A double-decker train carrying 326 passengers derailed and capsized near Murmansk

A major train accident occurred in the Murmansk region. The North-Western Transport Prosecutor's Office commented on the incident.

According to the department, on the evening of Wednesday, December 18, at the Knyazhaya station in the Murmansk region, a passenger train traveling from Murmansk to St. Petersburg collided with a freight train. At least one casualty is known, TASS writes, citing operational services.

It is reported that the transport prosecutor's office has begun an investigation. Regional authorities report that teams of rescuers and doctors have been sent to the site. Russian Railways said there were 326 passengers inside the double-decker train. According to preliminary information, after a collision with a freight train, three passengers derailed…