Two trains collide in Lviv, injuring 8
The railway operator initially reported that the passenger train's driver suffered a leg injury and four passengers required medical attention. The crew of the electric locomotive was unharmed.
An accident occurred at a railway station in Lviv on October 8 when an electric locomotive collided with a passenger train, according to Ukrainian authorities and local media reports. The incident took place as the diesel-powered passenger train departed from Pidzamche station, en route to Sokal.
Ukrzaliznytsia, the Ukrainian state railway operator, initially stated that the driver of the passenger train sustained a leg injury and that four passengers required medical attention. However, Tetiana Andreieva, a spokesperson for the Lviv Regional Emergency Medical Care Center, later reported that the total number of injured persons had increased to eight.
Five of the injured individuals were hospitalized, while three received treatment at the scene. Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi revealed that emergency crews were working to free the driver, who had become trapped inside the train's cab following the collision. Emergency responders were also providing assistance to the injured passengers on the scene.
Ukrzaliznytsia stated that railway specialists and emergency services were investigating the circumstances leading to the collision, but the cause of the crash had not been determined at the time of the report.
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