Belgrade-Istanbul train derails; no casualties
A passenger train traveling on the Belgrade-Instanbul line derailed early on Monday in southern Bulgaria, when the engine hit a landslide.
Monday, 06.02.2012.
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A passenger train traveling on the Belgrade-Instanbul line derailed early on Monday in southern Bulgaria, when the engine hit a landslide. There are no reports of any injuries among the passengers or crew. Belgrade-Istanbul train derails; no casualties The governor of the Bulgarian region where the accident happened at 02:20 CET told the media that the passengers - among them "12 foreigners" - refused to be taken to a nearby settlement. The train's heating system is working, it has been reported. The BTA news agency said that a crane "should arrive soon and put the train back on the tracks". Bulgaria is suffering from bad weather coditions, with flooding near the border with Greece that claimed three lives, and heavy snowfall elsewhere. A border crossings between that country and Romania that was closed on Sunday is now again open, said the authorities. Tanjug
Belgrade-Istanbul train derails; no casualties
The governor of the Bulgarian region where the accident happened at 02:20 CET told the media that the passengers - among them "12 foreigners" - refused to be taken to a nearby settlement. The train's heating system is working, it has been reported.The BTA news agency said that a crane "should arrive soon and put the train back on the tracks".
Bulgaria is suffering from bad weather coditions, with flooding near the border with Greece that claimed three lives, and heavy snowfall elsewhere. A border crossings between that country and Romania that was closed on Sunday is now again open, said the authorities.
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