5 dead in train collision near Moscow

According to local law enforcers, 13 cars of the freight train derailed near the station of Bekasovo and crashed falling into the passing by passenger train en route from Moscow to Chisinau eventually overturning three of the train's cars with people inside. "At the moment we have information about five people killed and 15 injured", said Vadim Andronov, the head of the Naro-Fominsk district. "The death toll is likely to rise as one of the carriages of the passenger train was crushed by the freight train wagons. Rescuers are working to pull out injured people being crushed by the wagon," he said. The Interior Ministry reported that there were about 400 people in the passenger train as the total number of tickets sold stood at 394. Five injured are in serious condition, the press center of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia reports. Rescuers and medics are working at the scene of the tragic accident. Railway traffic has been suspended. Investigators have initiated a criminal case on charges of safety negligence and other criminal counts.