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Drunk Russian Lorry Driver Drives in Front of Train
Yesterday (27 October 2010) after midnight took place an accident at Vana-Narva road level crossing equipped with traffic lights. A Scania lorry with Russian licence plates driven by Vitali did not stop in front of red lights, drove to the tracks and was hit by a freight train. “No one was injured in course of…
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Elderly Man Hit by Train Dies in Hospital
Yesterday (22 August 2010) died a man hit by a train in Harju County. The identity of the deceased is not yet determined. At 2.30 PM the police was notified that an elderly man got hit by a train going towards Tartu in Lagedi railway station, Harju County, said to Delfi Aleksandra Solntseva, PR Officer…
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Young Man Hit by Train Rescued
On Saturday (1 August 2010), rescue personnel assisted Marko (1979) who was hit by a train in Rakvere. The young man was taken to a hospital. Saturday at 4.30 AM the emergency response centre received information that a person has been hit by train in Narva street, Rakvere. The rescue personnel handed the injured man…
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51-year Old Injured in Train Accident
On July 12 around 4.09 PM a traffic accident took place on the 7th kilometre of the Jõhvi-Vask-Narva road in Illuka Rural Municipality of Ida Viru County. A Mercedes Benz lorry with a trailer driven by 51 years old Gennadi drove in front of a freight train operated by Sergei (52). The lorry driver was…
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Man hit by Train in Türi Dies
Today (6 May 2010), a man was hit by a train in Türi and died. The deceased person is currently being identified. The accident happened nearby the railway bridge across the Pärnu River, in the proximity of Türi town around 5. 30 PM. The driver of the Viljandi-Tallinn passenger train driving towards Tallinn noticed a…
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Lorry Driver Dies in Collision with Train
Today, in the morning of on 16 April 2010 was killed a lorry driver who drove at a level crossing with no gates in front of the Tallinn-Viljandi passenger train. According to preliminary information, a Man lorry drove to the Tammemäe level crossing at 8.20 AM and was hit by the passenger train, explained the…