A diesel locomotive hit a stalled semi-truck carrying salt at a railroad crossing in the Sergiev Posad district. Eyewitnesses recount the dramatic scene, which unfolded around 11:20 near the village of Nagornoye along the A108 highway.

The truck encountered mechanical issues and stalled on the crossing, leaving it vulnerable to the oncoming train.

A diesel locomotive hit a wagon loaded with salt at a railroad crossing in the Sergiev Posad district. According to a witness, the accident occurred on the A108 highway, near the village of Nagornoye, around 11:20. Witnesses to the incident said that the truck stalled at the crossing and did not have time to drive it in front of the approaching diesel locomotive.