Near the city of Korosten in the Zhytomyr region, due to “oversize” on the adjacent track, the locomotive crew of passenger train No. 45/46 “Kharkiv-Uzhgorod” urgently stopped the train. As a result of the incident, his locomotive went off the tracks, and there were also injuries. A number of flights had to be sent on changed routes, which will lead to traffic delays.

The cause of the incident is being investigated, the press service of Ukrzaliznytsia reported..

It is noted that there were no serious injuries to the passengers; only one woman was cut by glass and was treated on the spot.. The locomotive crew of the freight train was also injured: the driver and his assistant were hospitalized.

Train No. 45/46 Kharkov-Uzhgorod was taken to a neighboring station and is being redirected to a detour, which will cause it to be delayed. Delays are also expected for a number of subsequent flights, which could range from three hours.

In particular, trains will travel through Fastov instead of Korosten:.

No. 1/123 "

No. 44/50 "

No. 92 "

No. 30 "

No. 8/150 "

No. 52 "

No. 68/20 "

No.

108 "

In addition, train No. 98 " At the Shepetovka station, passengers will be transferred to a commuter shuttle to Korosten and in the opposite direction.

“At the same time, we are working to restore traffic on the damaged section as quickly as possible and speed up trains that were forced to take a detour,” summed up Ukrzaliznytsia..

We would like to remind you that Ukrzaliznytsia resumed railway service on the Odessa-Chisinau route for the first time since 2022.