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Firefighters Battle Massive Blaze After Truck Collision Derails Train in Western Russia

Summary by The Moscow Times
A freight train carrying gasoline derailed and caught fire after colliding with a heavy truck at a railway crossing in Russia’s Smolensk region near the border with Belarus, authorities said Friday.

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A train and a truck collided in Russia.

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In the Smolen region, a lorry drove on the train tracks in front of an approaching train with petrol.

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Near Smolensk, Russia, there was an accident at a railway crossing, after which railway tanks with fuel caught fire.

A cargo train and a train landed on this Saturday (26) in a railway crossing in the region of Smolensk, in the western part of Russia, reported to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the country. The accident occurred near the station of Ryzhikovo, about 100 km west of Moscow, reported the past. Several wagons landed as a result of the collision, eight of them caught fire. Read More Trem part of the bus in the middle of an accident in Mexico…

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Eighteen tank cars carrying gasoline derailed and then caught fire in the Smolensk region in European Russia, Russian State Railways announced. The incident occurred on Friday morning as a result of a collision between a train and a truck. Traffic on the railway line where the accident occurred is suspended until further notice. Russian State Railways announced in a special press release: "Russia: Eighteen gasoline cars derail and catch fire in …

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RTVI broke the news in Moscow, Russian Federation on Friday, September 26, 2025.
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