2 Dead, 1 Missing After Train Derails In Russia

Rescue team work to evacuate passengers from the Vorkuta-Novorossiisk train on June 26.

Russian Railways said on June 27 that two people were killed and one remained missing after nine of 14 passenger cars of the Vorkuta-Novorossiisk train derailed a day earlier in Russia's Komi region. The Health Ministry said 40 people were injured, while the railway had said the number of injured was 46. The head of the Komi region, Vladimir Uiba, said 10 people were hospitalized, including a 14-year-old girl, whose state was described as "very serious." In all, 215 passengers and Russian Railways workers were aboard the train when the accident occurred. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.