A railway bridge has been blown up on January 20 in the village of Kuznetsovka in Rozivka district of Zaporizhia region on the border with Donetsk region.
The blast led to the derailment of a freight train, the press service of Prydniprovska Railways (Dnipropetrovsk) informed Interfax-Ukraine.
“The incident occurred on the Donetsk Railways line, but affected a freight train belonging to Prydniprovska Railways, which was travelling from Kamysh Zoria to Sartana. It was carrying 5,000 tonnes of concentrate,” the press service said.
The explosion was set off in front of the train at the 360th kilometer of the Kamysh Zoria – Rozivka line at about 3 p.m., which damaged the bridge, it said.
The driver used the emergency braking system but the train ran past the damaged rails and went off track. Twenty cars were derailed.
No casualties were reported. Experts are working at the scene.
Rail services on the Kamysh Zoria – Rozivka have been halted.
