Mures transport police have opened criminal proceedings in connection with an incident on Thursday at Sighisoara railway station, where a collision between a cargo vessel loaded with diesel and one carrying chemical fertilizers was avoided at the last moment.

The open criminal proceedings refer to “failure to perform official duties or their improper performance due to fault.”

“Given the information that has appeared in the public space regarding the possible event that occurred on June 8, 2023 at the Sighisoara station, during which a train entered another line on which another train was moving, the police The Mureş County Transport Police Service in the Regional Department of the Brasov Transport Police, she reported herself on official duty and opened criminal proceedings. Investigative actions are carried out on the grounds of committing the crime of “failure to perform official duties or their improper performance due to fault”, on the basis of which all the circumstances under which the specified event could have occurred are clarified. “, announced on Sunday afternoon the officials of the Mures District Police Inspectorate, according to News.ro.

A collision between two trains, loaded with diesel fuel and chemical fertilizers, respectively, was avoided on Thursday morning at the last moment at Sighisoara station after the driver of the GFR train fell asleep, Club Feroviar reported on Saturday.

According to the source, the driver of one of the trains ignored the red signal to exit the station, the accident was avoided by the driver of the second train, who noticed the maneuver and braked sharply, avoiding an impact.

At the same time, Club Feroviar accused CFR SA of initially trying to cover up the incident.

The Director of the Romanian Railway Investigation Agency – AGIFER, Laurenciu Dumitru, told News.ro on Sunday that the agency has opened an investigation into the incident that happened on Thursday morning at the railway station in Sighisoara, where a cargo with diesel was on the verge of collision with a railway track loaded with chemical fertilizers. The investigation may last up to a year, but the institution seeks to have some conclusions “as soon as possible” on the basis of which it will be possible to choose preventive measures.

AGIFER has no enforcement power after such events, the official said.

The designated person in charge of media relations at the Romanian Railway Investigation Agency (AGIFER), Marian Zamfirake, refused on Saturday afternoon to provide details of the train incident that occurred on Thursday at Sighisoara station, citing that it was a Saturday and that free .