Two Russian bridges in the western regions bordering Ukraine collapsed overnight in separate incidents.
According to CNN, at least seven people died and dozens more were injured in Russia after two bridges in neighbours Bryansk and Kursk collapsed on Sunday morning; both incidents involved trains.
As per state media, Bryansk’s regional governor, Alexander Bogomaz, alleged that the bridge incident happened due to an explosion, saying that the bridge had been “blown up.”
As per Russian authorities, the bridge that collapsed in the region’s Vygonichi district, about 100 kilometres (62 miles) from the Ukrainian border, details the moving train that was carrying 388 passengers, injuring at least 66 people, including three children.
Bogomaz, in a post on Telegram, said that 44 people with injuries were taken to the hospital; among them, three, including a child, are in serious condition.
Bridge collapse incident in the Kursk region
Another bridge collapsed in Russia’s Kursk region when a freight train was passing over it, injuring one of the drivers.
Acting governor of the region that also borders Ukraine, Alexander Khinshtein, informed via Telegram, “Part of the train collapsed onto a highway that was under the bridge.”
He further added that the accident sparked a fire in the train, and emergency service personnel worked to control the blaze.
Notably, the reasons behind both of the bridge collapses are not known yet, and there were no immediate indications of Ukrainian involvement in the incident.
