A terrifying subway accident in Moscow occurred during rush hour on Tuesday morning. According to the most recent reports from Associated Press, 19 victims have been killed, at least 150 are injured. Emergency officials announced that at least 50 of those injured are in grave condition.
The devastating Moscow subway derailment involved the Moscow Metro's Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya dark blue Metro line. The serious incident took place between Slaviansky Boulevard and Park Pobedy (Victory Park) stations in the west on the city. According to RT News reporter Roman Kosarev, the scene of the accident is one of the busiest subway stations in Moscow.
"This metro line, the Arbatsko-Pokrovskaya dark blue Metro line is one of the busiest in Moscow. It has 22 stations, it runs all the way through the Russian capital. It accomodates approximately 800,000 people per day, so you can imagine the magnitude and the importance of this particular line," explained Kosarev. "In the morning, when electricity was cut from one of the lines, it caused three cars to derail. The train cars stopped very suddenly and went off the track."
Given the heavy foot traffic of this particular subway line, some reports were quick to raise possibilities of terrorist involvement. Russian officials strongly denied the proposition. At this point, efforts are devoted to evacuation and safely removing all the injured passengers that are stuck in the train. However, at 275 feet below street level, Park Pobedy is the deepest metro station in Moscow, which is making the rescue particularly hard. According to Moscow emergency services representative Yuri Akimov, an estimated 200 passengers have been evacuated so far.
"The train slowed down abruptly, the lights went off, and then there was a spark of fire and smoke. We were blocked in," one passenger told Russian TV.
"We were trapped and only got out by some miracle. I thought it was the end," said another survivor. "Many people were hurt, mostly in the front carriage because the cars ran into each other."
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