Runaway grain wagons derail after hitting two locomotives in Suceava
Eleven freight wagons carrying grain rolled away uncontrolled and hit two parked locomotives at Dornești station in Suceava county; no one was hurt, CFR said.
Eleven freight wagons carrying grain rolled away uncontrolled on Saturday and crashed into two stationary locomotives at Dornești station in Suceava county, northeastern Romania, the national rail infrastructure company CFR SA said. Several wagons derailed and one overturned.
According to CFR, the incident began at 12:02 at Vicșani station, during grain transfer operations. A group of 11 freight wagons belonging to the operator Global Grain Logistic started moving on its own and travelled towards Dornești.
At 12:15 the wagons reached line 4 at Dornești, where they hit two locomotives belonging to another freight rail operator. CFR said no one was injured and passenger train traffic was not affected.
The causes and circumstances of the incident will be established by the competent bodies through the investigations required by law. Staff from the Iași Regional Railway Branch are monitoring the situation and coordinating the measures needed to manage it.
CFR said it would provide further updates on the situation and on the work to clear the affected lines.