At least seven people were killed on Saturday night when a bridge collapsed onto a moving train in a Russian region bordering Ukraine.

Multiple large trucks travelling along the bridge crashed onto the passenger train in the Bryansk region, causing it to derail at 10.44pm (7.44pm GMT) between Pilshino and Vygonichi stations.

Thirty people were injured in the incident, including two children, which Moscow Railways blamed on “illegal interference”.

“There are seven dead as a result of the collapse of a bridge onto railway tracks. Thirty victims, including two children, were taken to medical facilities of the Bryansk region,” Aleksandr Bogomaz, the regional governor, wrote on Telegram.

Photos published online by Russian authorities depicted a collapsed section of the bridge and damaged ve

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