Blast in Russian border derails freight train

Moscow: An explosion in the Russia’s border of Brainsk derailed a freight train on Monday.

According to foreign news agency, the explosion occurred near the Unecha district of Bryansk, which is located 60 kilometers from Ukraine.

The Russian Railways Administration stated that explosives were installed in the train and when they exploded the freight train caught the fire and seven carriages of the train derailed.

According to media reports, there was oil and timber in the freight train, however no one has been injured in the accident as yet.