The prosecutor’s office is expected to rule on the causes of the tragedy in Hitrino – 2024-09-09 15:02:51

/ world today news/ The prosecutor’s office is expected to rule on Monday about the reasons for the derailment of the cargo tanks in Hitrino, as a result of which a strong explosion was caused.

Following the tragic incident on December 10, in which 7 people died and 29 were injured, a state of emergency was declared in Hitrino. It is still valid. December 12 was declared a Day of National Mourning in memory of the dead.

Days after the accident, the chief prosecutor Sotir Tsatsarov arrived on the scene, who stated that all versions are being checked, excluding only the one of intentionally causing the accident at the Khitrino station. He emphasized that the results of the inspection should be ready on Monday, December 19 at the latest. “No deviations were found regarding the signals sent by the station signaling to the train. The train was running ahead of schedule. It was supposed to arrive at 6.02 a.m. in Hitrino, stay until 6.07 a.m., the train arrived earlier, that is, it would have arrived earlier if the accident had not happened. The two devices were seized from the two cabins of the locomotives. The device of the first locomotive is read out. The second device of the second locomotive is more complex and is yet to be read. The expertise has been assigned and its conclusion will be ready on Monday at the latest. Then the prosecutor’s office will have official data on what the speed of the train was,” said Tsatsarov.

Intentional causing of the accident in Khitrino is excluded, the leading version is the high speed of the train, emphasized Tsatsarov after a meeting at the District Prosecutor’s Office in Shumen. He also said that work is being done on the condition of the wagon park, the condition of the train, they are working extremely intensively and a lot of work has been done in a short period of time. The drivers have been questioned, they declare compliance with the rules. In total, 24 expert examinations were carried out and more than 30 witnesses were questioned.