Oil Spillage after Russian Train Slips off Rails
Date: 25-Jan-07
Country: RUSSIA
"Around 500 metres of railway and 500 metres of power lines were damaged," Viktor Beltsov said. "Rail traffic has been suspended and all trains, including passenger trains, are going along a bypass."
The accident happened in the mainly agricultural region of Orenburg, between the cities of Samara and Ufa and no casualties were reported.
The spill did not contaminate the local water supply and the cause of the accident is still unknown, Beltsov added.