Serious railway accident in Romania. 15 people injured after a locomotive hit a passenger train
Serious railway accident in Basarab Station in Bucharest, this evening. The Romanian authorities activated the red intervention plan, after a locomotive hit a train with passengers. According to preliminary information, 15 people were injured, and eight were hospitalized. Several intervention teams arrived at the scene, writes Euronews.
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According to the quoted source, among the injured are both passengers and a mechanic.
The authorities in Bucharest say that the incident happened because of a technical fault: a blocked dimmer.
A similar problem led to a tragedy last year, in Galați.