2 dead in Moscow subway train derailment

Emergency Ministry reported two dead and 45 hurt after subway derailed in Moscow. Photo courtesy of ST Foreign Desk via Twitter.

MOSCOW — A rush-hour subway train derailed in Moscow Tuesday, killing two people and injuring at least 50, emergency officials said.

Several cars left the track in the tunnel after a power surge triggered an alarm, which caused the train to stop abruptly.

Yuri Akimov, a Moscow representative of the emergency services, said in a televised briefing outside the Park Pobedy station that about 200 people were evacuated from the train, which was stuck between two stations in west Moscow.

Several people who were gravely injured were taken out of the station and airlifted from the scene.

Photos on social media showed passengers walking along the tracks inside the dimly lit tunnel.

A man with a bloody cut on his brow told Rossiya 24 television outside the Park Pobedy station that he felt a jolt and the train abruptly came to a halt. “There was smoke and we were trapped inside,” the man said. “It’s a miracle we got out. I thought it was the end.

While accidents are regular occurrences in the Moscow Metro, deadly incidents are rare.