Four migrants hurt as tank car explodes at railway station
Four migrants were injured early on Thursday when a stationary tank car exploded at the railway station in the town of Sid, western Serbia.
Thursday, 02.02.2017.
12:45
Four migrants hurt as tank car explodes at railway station
The railway station is not located close to the refugee reception center in Sid.Beta agency said it learned that the accident happened at around 06:45 CET this morning. The migrants were treated for burns in Sremska Mitrovica, and then sent to Belgrade for further medical help. Two of them have suffered life-threatening injuries, the doctors said.
The police said that the accident most likely happened when the migrants attempted to climb on top of the tank car.
The car stood under high voltage cables, but the accident is believed to have been caused by leftover flammable materials inside the wagon, according to reports.
The police are treating the event as an accident with no elements of a crime, saying that no other persons were injured, "and there was no material damage."
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