The accident happened in Sunday around 5:30 p.m. between Pirot and Stanichenje, to the south-east Serbia. For unexplained reasons, at least 20 wagons fell off the tracks and one of them fell into the Niszawa River – this caused a violent reaction ammonia with the water.
Serbia. More than 50 people showing symptoms of ammonia poisoning. A state of emergency has been declared in Pirot
Seven people were transported to the University Hospital. Their condition is stable, but they are irritated dear mild respiratory and chemical burns. Authorities ask residents not to go out Houses and apartments.
“I declared a state of emergency in the whole town of Pirot because of the train accident,” Pirot Mayor Vladan Vasic told Tanjug. He added that due to the extraordinary situation, school will remain closed on Mondays.
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51 people with symptoms of ammonia poisoning have already reported to doctors. Their condition does not yet qualify them for hospitalization.
Serbia. Traffic was interrupted following the tanker accident
27 firefighters and 10 vehicles intervened on the scene of the accident. Traffic on the nearby highway was halted. The train operator said the train consisted of 20 tank cars, which ran daily to transport raw materials to Prahov, Bulgaria.
The Joint Railway Commission in charge of investigating the extraordinary incidents on Serbia’s railway infrastructure and “Srbija Karga”, the Serbian state-owned railway and freight company, will determine the cause of the accident .
