New version of wreck of a train in metro

Anthropogenic factor resulted in the deaths of 23 people in the Moscow metro. Shattered vibration integral part of the locomotive was partly destroyed and at high speed hit the switch so that he sent a train into the wall.

This version disaster experts believe more likely. In the tunnel already identified fragments of the ill-fated components. In favor of the new version of the claim and chips on concrete, wisecracking switch and defects sleepers, which might seem from contact with the subject, beyond the dimensions of the rolling stock, notify LifeNews.

According to the specialists, 15 July on the stretch between the "Park Pobedy" and "Slavic Boulevard" in the morning rush hour, what has happened in about 100 meters to diverging paths from the bottom of the composition immediately after 1 pair of wheels have come off part. One part of it remained attached, and the other hit sleepers railway.

When the wheels slipped the arrow, part hit the rail junction, literally Stasov metal surface. The turnout was hastily snapped wire, she flew off, and the position of rails has changed. In consequence filled with passengers cars at full speed crashed into a concrete wall of the tunnel.

If the new version will find their evidence in other solutions specialists in criminal case on the fact of the tragedy in the metro may seem new defendants: not only officers of the path, conscious poorly fortified wag arrows, but those who had to conduct an examination of the composition of the depot after each way.

Regarding the status of the arrow, it has already been dismantled. According to the source of the edition, which took part in the rubble and restoration work already normalized damaged the walls of the tunnel, contact rail and removed the switch. Before opening movement of the trains with passengers on the stretch has taken "gabaritu and test train.

Remember, the largest in the history of Moscow metro man-made tragedy happened on July 15 on the stretch "Slavic Boulevard" - "Park Pobedy". 3 wagons derailed, as a result, according to reliable information on July 24, killing 23 people and injured more than 250, 150 of them required hospitalization.

On the night of 14 July 2014 in the tunnel between stations "Park Pobedy" and "Slavic Boulevard" reconstruction was carried out. Assistant master was required to ascertain the correctness of the installation of analog devices, however at the first interview he told the investigators that have not completed this work.

The investigation thinks that the installation of the arrow was improperly: arrow mechanism was registered ordinary three-millimeter wire. Official dealer of the Investigatory Committee (IC) of Russia Vladimir Markin said that the criminal case instituted under the article "Violation of the requirements in the sphere of transport security".

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