Train carrying crude to Georgia topples
A train carrying crude oil from Baku to Batumi,
Georgia derailed and overturned on Sunday. The accident occurred at
about 5 a.m. at a railway station in the Hajigabul district.
Four of the train`s 35 rail carriages, owned by Azerbaijan`s major oil company, AzPetrol, derailed and two others flipped over. About 5 tons of crude were spilled.
No casualties are reported. The causes of the accident are being investigated.
Four of the train`s 35 rail carriages, owned by Azerbaijan`s major oil company, AzPetrol, derailed and two others flipped over. About 5 tons of crude were spilled.
No casualties are reported. The causes of the accident are being investigated.
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