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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
St. Petersburg, November 21 (Xinhua) — A locomotive and coal cars derailed and overturned in the Taishet District of Russia's Irkutsk Region on Friday night, the Eastern Interregional Transport Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reported on its Telegram channel.
The preliminary cause of the accident is believed to be the abandonment of a foreign object on the tracks by workers performing maintenance. A criminal case has been opened for violating safety regulations, which resulted in negligent, major damage. The damage amounted to over 1 million rubles.
According to the press service of the East Siberian Linear Transport Directorate of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, the incident damaged main railway lines and caused passenger train delays. Restoration work is underway at the site.
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