By order of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport and Communications Grozdan Karadjov, the Railway Administration Agency is launching an extraordinary inspection of the circumstances that led to the derailment of a wagon of a freight train traveling in the Devnya-Filipovo direction, in the Konyovo-Kermen section. By June 12, the Railway Administration will conduct a comprehensive inspection of the carrier's freight wagon maintenance and repair system, at the plant that repaired the wagon, as well as at the scene of the accident.
This morning at about 1 a.m. between Konyovo and Kermen, the third wagon of a freight train of a private carrier transporting sand derailed. Serious damage was caused to the railway, including over 800 damaged sleepers, of which 410 were completely destroyed. Emergency teams from the National Railways (NRI) worked on the route all night, and shortly before 9 a.m. the wagon was removed from the railway.
Currently, passengers on the section between Stara Zagora and Yambol are being transported by buses. Train traffic is expected to be resumed by the end of the day with speed restrictions until the railway line is fully restored.