[HZ] Derailment near Rijeka 11.12.23

[Robert]

Hi all,

Some photos here:
<https://www.vecernji.hr/vijesti/foto-pogledajte-fotografije-s-mjesta-sudara-teretnog-vlaka-i-pruznog-vozila-1730713>

<https://www.facebook.com/groups/141926082624685/permalink/2641342482683020/>

<https://www.glasistre.hr/hrvatska/2023/12/11/foto-/-prevrnula-se-kompozicija-teretnog-vlaka-izmedu-skrljeva-i-meje-kocnice-otkazale-zeljeznicki-901740>

From vicernji.hr:
"A freight train of Rail Cargo Carrier – Croatia, which was transporting
grain, and a TMD HŽ Infrastruktur vehicle collided on Monday morning,
between Meja and Škrljevo stations, not far from Rijeka, because the
[freight] train did not stop at Meja station for unknown reasons.

The material damage due to the railway accident near Rijeka is great,
fortunately no one was hurt, and the Rijeka-Zagreb railway will be
closed for a certain number of days, said on Monday in Gospić the
Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure Oleg Butković, who
expressed the hope that the railway repair quickly.

A cargo train of Rail Cargo Carrier – Croatia, which was transporting
grain, and a TMD HŽ Infrastruktur vehicle collided on Monday morning,
between Meja and Škrljevo stations, not far from Rijeka, because the
train did not stop at Meja station for unknown reasons, it was reported.
were earlier from HŽ Infrastruktur, with a note that traffic between the
two stations is interrupted, and that in passenger transport, passengers
on the route Rijeka - Plase are transported by buses.

Asked if he knew why the freight train collided with a railway vehicle,
Butković replied that the Agency for the Investigation of Accidents in
Railway, Road, Air and Maritime Transport is conducting an
investigation, as well as the DORH and the police, so the exact cause of
the accident should be known soon."

Cheers,
--
Rob
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