Indian among 26 people missing in Russia train accident

Vinay Shukla
Moscow, Nov 29 (PTI) An Indian was among 26 people who
are still missing, after a super-fast express train derailed
in a "terrorist attack" in Russia, even as 25 bodies have been
recovered so far, a top official said Sunday.

"As of today 25 people have died and 26 are missing,"
Emergencies Minister Sergei Shoigu said at the meeting of
high-level commission headed by Vice-premier Viktor Zubkov.
According to list of passengers of the Neva Express
train the Indian national, Rajesh R, holder of passport 33 E
1906224 was travelling in bogey number 10 from which last
three bogies - number 11, 12 and 13 detached on derailing.
With high probability of Rajesh's survival his name is
not in the list of injured and hospitalised people.
"The names of 26 people missing are neither in the
casualty list nor in the list of people evacuated from the
accident site," Shoigu said in a televised statement.
Meanwhile, Health and Social Development Minister
Tatiana Golikova said there were six foreigners on board the
train, did not mention the Indian, whose name and passport
number was in the list posted on the railway website.
She said two of them, an Italian and a Belgian,
injured in the crash. The data on the other four - an
Azerbaijani, two Ukrainians and a Belarusian - were being
specified. PTI VS
MYR


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