The thirteenth wagon of a private freight train carrying inert materials derailed between the Svoboda and Chirpan stations at 2:52 this morning, FACT has learned.
The causes of the incident are still unknown.
According to our information, hundreds of meters of the track were damaged, and the damage is worth tens of thousands of leva.
A similar incident recently occurred near Dimitrovgrad and caused damage to over a kilometer of the railway.
Recently, those familiar with the situation at the State Enterprise NRIC raised the alarm about the failure to cope with the position held by the employee responsible for operation at the State Enterprise NRIC - Deputy. the general director Rumen Stankov, as well as for the lack of control on his part.
At that time, a source familiar with the situation in the company told FACTI that it was "more than necessary for the Ministry of Transport and the general director of the State Enterprise NRIC to thoroughly check the work of this person and whether his qualities correspond to the position he holds. It is more than mandatory for this position to be filled by an employee with the necessary knowledge and skills for the position".