The train derailed near the small town of Inta in the Komi Republic. (Representative)
Moscow:
At least 20 people were injured after a passenger train derailed in Russia’s Far North on Wednesday, authorities said.
The train ran from the city of Vorkuta, above the Arctic Circle, to the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk in the south of the country.
It derailed near the small town of Inta in the Komi Republic, which has a harsh climate and is sparsely populated.
Vladimir Uyba, head of the Komi Republic, said there were 215 passengers on board the train, adding: “20 people were injured, three in serious condition.”
He said the last five cars of the train derailed, but authorities did not immediately give a reason for the accident.
Uyba said he was flying to the crash site.
Images published by Russian state media showed several carriages lying on their side in a ditch near a forest.
The Vorkuta-Novorossiysk train takes almost five days to complete its journey.
Transport accidents are not uncommon in Russia, but even less so on railways, with the country, the largest in the world, having a huge rail network.
Since Moscow launched its offensive in Ukraine, Russia has been battling a wave of acts of sabotage on its railways, used by the army to transport equipment to Ukraine.
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