A freight truck collided with a locomotive at a railway crossing near the entrance to the Aktau seaport, Kazakhstan Temir Zholy reported. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Sputnik Kazakhstan.
The incident occurred on 2 November at 16:55 at an unguarded and unregulated railway crossing.
"According to preliminary data, the driver of the MAZ freight truck failed to yield to the locomotive moving at a speed of about 5 km/h," the statement said.
As a result, the locomotive sustained significant technical damage.
The incident was reported to the linear police department at Mangystau station.
According to a preliminary assessment, the accident was caused by the driver's violation of traffic rules.