At Least 10 Dead In Moscow After Train Derails

At least 10 people are confirmed dead and up to 95 have been injured after a subway train in Moscow derailed between two stations.

City Hall officials said on Tuesday that four people have been killed. At least 95 people were hospitalized, of whom 50 are in grave condition, Itar-TASS said quoting Moscow's health department chief, Georgy Golukhov.


About 20 people remain trapped in one of the train carriages, RIA Novosti news agency said.

Several cars left the track in the tunnel during rush hour after a power surge triggered an alarm, which caused the train to stop abruptly.

According to Al Jazeera, Yuri Akimov, a Moscow representative of the emergency services, said in a televised briefing outside the Park Pobedy station that about 200 people were evacuated from the train, which was stuck between two stations in west Moscow.

A man with a bloody cut on his brow told Rossiya 24 television outside the station that he felt a jolt and the train abruptly came to a halt.

"There was smoke and we were trapped inside," the man said. "It's a miracle we got out. I thought it was the end."

Rescuers managed to airlift the most serious victims to the hospital, where they later died.

According to reports, one of the cars derailed about 200 metres from one of the metro stations. Several images posted on social media sites showed injured commuters being carried by rescuers in stretchers.

While accidents are regular occurrences in the Moscow Metro, deadly incidents are rare.