SCR reports on the second accident in a month on railway tracks due  to non-observance of the rules by drivers of passenger cars

ArmInfo.On September 6, on the regulated crossing of the Spitak-Vanadzor section, an accident occurred with the participation of a freight train and a car.

According to the press service of the SCR, a Mercedes vehicle, the  driver of which grossly violated the traffic rules, drove onto a  railway crossing closed by barriers and collided with a train.

By a lucky coincidence, the accident did not cause any casualties,  but the driver and his family members (two passengers, including a  child) received injuries of varying severity, and the child, after  providing first aid from Spitak hospital, was transported to Yerevan  for additional examination.

<This is the second accident at level crossings in September and the  13th since the beginning of the year.  All accidents occurred due to  gross violations of traffic rules by drivers. It should be noted that  in the current year, the growth of road accidents is noted not only  on unauthorized, but also on legal crossings.  Moreover, the number  of accidents increases during the daytime.

The SCR annually invests funds in improving the safety at railway  crossings, carries out preventive work among the population and  cooperates with the RA Police in the prevention of traffic safety.  However, as the accident statistics show, the situation is not  improving. The staff on duty at level crossings keeps a record of  violators of the rules for crossing the tracks, and this vehicle has  previously been seen in violation of these rules.

Currently, accidents at level crossings not only pose a danger to  human life and lead to disruptions to the traffic schedule, but also  an unprecedented growth in 2021 threatens the functioning of railway  transport on certain sections of the railway>, said  Deputy General  Director-Chief Auditor on the safety of train traffic of the South  Caucasus Railway Sergey Harutyunyan.  SCR hopes for a speedy recovery  of all victims of road accidents, once again urges drivers not to  violate traffic rules, while addressing the Traffic Police to apply  the most stringent measures to drivers who deliberately violate  traffic rules. This will help preserve the life and health of the  citizens of the Republic of Armenia.

The South Caucasian Railway CJSC is a 100% subsidiary of the Russian  Railways OJSC and carries out concession management of the Armenian  railways. The railway infrastructure of Armenia was transferred to  the concession management of the SCR CJSC in accordance with the  Concession Agreement signed on February 13, 2008. The term of the  concession management is 30 years with the right to prolong it for  another 10 years.