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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
St. Petersburg, January 18 (Xinhua) — Four people were killed in a collision between a car and a freight train at a railroad crossing in Russia's Pskov region, the regional branch of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.
On Sunday, on the Samolukovo-Nasva crossing, ignoring the properly functioning signaling system, a passenger car driver crossed onto the railroad crossing in front of an approaching freight train. The train's engineer applied emergency brakes, but the clearance was insufficient, and a collision could not be avoided.
Three passengers and the driver of the vehicle died in the accident. The locomotive crew did not seek medical attention.
The North-West Transport Prosecutor's Office of Russia has launched an investigation into the incident.
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