Fate of 4 people unknown after Nevsky Express catastrophe-ministry

14:04, 30 November 2009

MOSCOW. November 30. KAZINFORM. According to latest data, after the Nevsky Express speed train catastrophe the fate of 4 people remains unknown, the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry's information department told Itar-Tass on Monday. According to earlier reports, there were 6 missing, however, the Emergencies Ministry explained what has changed the information; Kazinform refers to Itar-Tass.

"According to latest data, the whereabouts of 4 passengers of the Nevsky Express train No 166 that met with an accident in the Tver region on Friday evening are unknown so far," a ministry official said.

The Emergencies Ministry also noted that the train crash death toll has not changed and is now 25 people.

On Sunday, RF Emergencies Minister Sergei Shoigu said by the results of a meeting of the government commission on overcoming the disaster that the Nevsky Express train crash killed 25 people, and whereabouts of 26 passengers were unknown. "According to data of the Ministry for Emergencies, gleaned by the morning of this Sunday, 25 passengers of the Nevsky Express train were killed," he said.

Out of all the dead, 19 people were identified, said Minister of Health and Social Development Tatyana Golikova; Kazinform cites Itar-Tass. See www.itar-tass.com for full version.

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