IN BRIEF: What is known about collision between train, truck in Smolensk Region

SMOLENSK, September 26. /TASS/. A freight train collided with a vehicle in Russia’s western Smolensk Region. The accident resulted in the derailment and fire of fuel cars. Latest reports indicate two members of the locomotive crew were injured.

TASS has compiled the main details about the incident.

Circumstances of the accident

- The collision occurred at 7:26 a.m. Moscow time (4:26 a.m. GMT), the Moscow Railway press service reported.

- As a result of the accident, a locomotive and 18 cars carrying fuel and lubricants went off the tracks, according to preliminary information.