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Six people were killed and one was seriously injured when a passenger train collided with a minibus in Russia’s Jewish Autonomous Region, AnewZ reported. The crash occurred on Oct. 24.
The regional government said the accident happened near the settlement of Nikolayevka after the minibus entered a railway crossing despite a red signal.
The minibus was struck by a passenger train travelling from Khabarovsk to Blagoveshchensk. The train driver applied the emergency brakes but was unable to prevent the collision.
Regional authorities said all seven people in the minibus were foreign nationals. Six died at the scene, while the other passenger, who was in serious condition, was taken to hospital. Doctors are trying to save the injured passenger, the regional government said.
Railway authorities said no passengers or crew members on the train were injured. The Far Eastern Railway said the train did not derail and resumed its journey 37 minutes after the collision.
The regional prosecutor’s office is investigating the circumstances of the crash. The nationalities of those in the minibus have not been disclosed.
