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Authorities say they have launched criminal probe into accident in Jewish Autonomous Region
The accident site in Russia's Jewish Autonomous Region | Image: Screngrab from footage by Far Eastern Transport Prosecutor's Office
Six North Korean nationals were killed when a train hit their vehicle in the Russian Far East on Sunday, with local authorities launching a criminal probe into the accident.
The collision took place in Russia’s Jewish Autonomous Region, killing six of the seven North Korean passengers on board, the state-run RIA news agency reported, citing law enforcement sources.
Local investigative authorities said they opened an investigation into the accident but did not disclose the passengers’ nationality — a common practice among Russian authorities amid heightened scrutiny of illicit labor imports.
The regional government similarly stopped short of confirming the
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