Railway incident in Suceava County: 11 runaway grain wagons hit two locomotives

A group of 11 freight wagons loaded with grain began moving uncontrollably and hit two locomotives on Saturday at Dornești railway station in Suceava County. The incident occurred during transshipment operations carried out at Vicșani railway station, and the wagons ended up on track 4 at Dornești station.

According to the National Railway Company CFR SA, the wagons belonging to Global Grain Logistic began moving at 12:02 in the direction of Dornești. At 12:15, they entered the station and collided with two locomotives operated by another freight railway operator.

Following the impact, several wagons derailed and one overturned. According to local information, the locomotives that were hit were hauling tank wagons loaded with diesel fuel, two of which derailed. Military firefighters intervened to monitor the area. The Suceava County Emergency Situations Inspectorate deployed a firefighting vehicle equipped with an extrication module and a CBRN team.

No injuries were reported, and passenger train services to Suceava and Rădăuți were not affected. The causes and circumstances of the incident will be determined following investigations required under the legislation in force.