"Two parts of the viaduct collapsed… on the railway track of the Trans-Baikal Railway. According to preliminary information, at the time of the incident, a truck was passing over the bridge, the driver of which was taken to hospital," a representative of the press service said.
In turn, the Amur region’s authorities told Sputnik that the bridge fell on the main track of the Trans-Siberian Railway.
The train traffic on the Trans-Siberian Railway has subsequently been stopped, according to the press service of the Trans-Baikal Railway.
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