Saint Petersburg, Nov 10 (NationPress) - Two separate freight train derailments have caused significant disruptions in rail operations in northwestern Russia on Monday. Fortunately, Russian transport authorities reported no injuries or environmental damage via Telegram.

In the Murmansk region, five freight cars transporting fuel oil derailed at the Apatity station of the Oktyabrskaya Railway at approximately 11:12 a.m. Moscow time (0812 GMT). According to the railway's press service, this incident occurred during shunting operations. Thankfully, there were no reported injuries, and officials confirmed that there was no threat to nearby residents, as stated by the Xinhua news agency. Emergency response teams, including two recovery trains, were dispatched to the location. The derailment did not disrupt overall rail traffic, and no fuel leakage was detected, according to the Northwestern Transport Prosecutor's Office.

Another derailment took place in the Leningrad region, where four freight cars carrying crushed stone went off the tracks at the Yanega station. Although the wagons remained upright, this incident led to delays for a passenger train traveling between St. Petersburg and Petrozavodsk, as well as 17 freight trains, according to the prosecutor's office.

Earlier this year, a tragic passenger train derailment in Russia's Bryansk Oblast bordering Ukraine and Belarus resulted in seven fatalities and 35 injuries, caused by the collapse of a road bridge above the train tracks.

This accident, which occurred in the Vygonichsky District on May 31, involved debris from the collapsed bridge falling onto the train traveling underneath, resulting in serious casualties, as reported by Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations, according to TASS news agency.

Passengers affected by the recent derailments have been evacuated to temporary shelters and will continue their journeys on replacement trains. Additionally, a truck traveling on the collapsed bridge also sustained damages.