DUSHANBE, October 12, 2013, Asia-Plus — Uzbek authorities have reportedly admitted blame for a Tajik train derailing in Uzbekistan’s Jizzakh province.
A joint Tajik-Uzbek commission that conducted an investigation to determine the cause of the Dushanbe-Khujand train derailment concluded that the accident was caused by Uzbek authorities’ failure to inform about repair works on the railways in the Gallaaral district of Uzbekistan’s Jizzakh province, an official source at Tajik state railway company, Tajik Railways, said.
According to him, the Uzbek side has agreed to cover all expenses related to the accident and the treatment of those affected by it.
“The sides are currently considering the issue of payment of compensations to passengers affected by the accident,” the source said.
We recall that some 200 conscripts reportedly were on board the Dushanbe-Khujand train when it derailed in Uzbekistan’s Jizzakh province.
An official source at the Ministry of Defense (MoD) of Tajikistan says the Dushanbe-Khujand train derailed in Uzbekistan’s Jizzakh province on October 10 at 10:28 am.
“Some 200 conscripts and several officers were on board the train when five passenger cars derailed,” said the source. “The accident took place in the Gallaaral district of the Jizzakh province.”
According to him, at least 33 persons were injured in the incident. All injured persons were reportedly taken to the central district hospital of Gallaaral.
Tajik Railways says the train was in satisfactory condition and had no technical problems. “Operating conditions of the train could scarcely cause the incident,” the source at Tajik Railways said.
Passengers of the wrecked train, including 33 injured, were carried to the Spitamen district in the Tajik northern province of Sughd in the evening of October 10.
