the chief military investigation Department revealed the exact number of victims in the collapse of a newly built railway bridge across the Amur river during a training exercise, the defense Ministry in the Jewish Autonomous region. This was reported by RIA Novosti in the Department.
Injuries of varying severity got 17 out of 20 soldiers participating in the exercise. According to the military investigation, in the construction of the bridge occurred “longitudinal displacement and folding of spans of the overpass”.
Conducted preliminary examination on the fact of negligence, entailed on imprudence causing of heavy harm to health.
the Incident occurred August 5 at 6:30 Moscow time. 20 soldiers of the railway troops during planned exercises built bridge crossing across the Amur river on the border of Khabarovsk Krai and Jewish Autonomous region, said the press service of the Eastern military district. According to the defense Ministry, injuring two.