Railway accident kills three in Armenia

Arminfo
25 Dec 04

YEREVAN

Three people, including two women, died and two were slightly injured
when an electric locomotive derailed in Nurnus-Nor Achn at 1310 [0910
gmt] today.

Nikolay Grigoryan, adviser to the head of the State Directorate for
Emergency Situations under the Armenian government, told Arminfo that
the electric locomotive which was driving at a high speed derailed and
hit electricity poles. Preliminary reports say that the accident was
caused by a brake failure. The Kotayk District prosecutor’s office has
instituted criminal proceedings into the accident.