Shocking PHOTOS: Railway accident in Hungary

Several wagons of a freight train derailed between Hajdúhadház and Újfehértó, Hungary, on Sunday morning. Train traffic is suspended on this section due to technical rescue, Mávinform reported on the railway company’s website this morning. During a press conference on the accident, MÁV said that the restoration of the track section will take several days.

It will probably take several days to restore the railway track after the accident of a freight train derailed between Hajdúhadház and Újfehértó, said the head of the Debrecen regional directorate of MÁV Zrt, Hungary’s railway company.

Attila Hadnagy said that nine of the 35 wagons of a freight train carrying iron ore from Záhony via Hegyeshalom to Austria derailed. As a result, it completely blocked the electrified double-track section of the route.

Both tracks have been made impassable and the overhead line system has also been severely damaged, the expert said. He noted that the damage could be HUF hundreds of millions, napi.hu reports.

Mr Hadnagy added that no one was injured in the accident and passengers are transported by replacement buses between Hajdúhadház and Újfehértó.

The police and the railway safety service of MÁV Zrt. are investigating the cause of the accident.

Photos of the railway accident