Deadly subway train derailment in Moscow

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July 15, 2014 at 7:10 AM

Flowers are left in memory of victims of Tuesday's accident, in which three carriages derailed on a train during morning rush hour, at the entrance to a metro station in Moscow July 16, 2014. Russian state investigators said on Wednesday they had detained two Moscow metro workers suspected of safety breaches that may have caused an accident that killed at least 21 people. (REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin)

Flowers in memory of victims of Tuesday's accident, in which three carriages derailed on a train during morning rush hour, are left next to a sign informing passengers that the station is closed due to technical reasons, at the entrance to a metro station in Moscow July 16, 2014. Russian state investigators said on Wednesday they had detained two Moscow metro workers suspected of safety breaches that may have caused an accident that killed at least 21 people. (REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin)

A woman lays flowers in memory of victims of Tuesday's accident, in which three carriages derailed on a train during morning rush hour, at the entrance to a metro station in Moscow July 16, 2014. Russian state investigators said on Wednesday they had detained two Moscow metro workers suspected of safety breaches that may have caused an accident that killed at least 21 people. (REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin)

VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF INJURY OR DEATH.

Members of the emergency services carry an injured passenger outside a metro station following an accident on the subway in Moscow July 15, 2014. Five people were killed and nearly 100 were injured when an Moscow underground train went off the rails between two stations during the morning rush hour on Tuesday, the Health Ministry said. (REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin)

Members of the emergency services stand near a map of train lines outside a metro station following an accident on the subway in Moscow July 15, 2014. Five people were killed and nearly 100 were injured when an Moscow underground train went off the rails between two stations during the morning rush hour on Tuesday, the Health Ministry said. (REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin)

Members of the emergency services wait outside a metro station following an accident on the subway in Moscow July 15, 2014. Two people were killed when a train on the Moscow subway went off the rails between two stations on Tuesday, and up to 45 were injured, an emergency services official said. (REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin)

Members of the emergency services enter a metro station following an accident on the subway in Moscow July 15, 2014. Two people were killed when a train on the Moscow subway went off the rails between two stations on Tuesday, and up to 45 were injured, an emergency services official said. (REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin)

Flowers are left in memory of victims of Tuesday's accident, in which three carriages derailed on a train during morning rush hour, at the entrance to a metro station in Moscow July 16, 2014. Russian state investigators said on Wednesday they had detained two Moscow metro workers suspected of safety breaches that may have caused an accident that killed at least 21 people. (REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin)

REUTERS

Investigators detained two Moscow subway workers Wednesday in the wake of a deadly rush-hour derailment that killed 22 people and injured 136 others.

More than 1,100 people were evacuated Tuesday after a train derailed between two stations in western Moscow.

Eight people remained in critical condition and 40 others have serious injuries, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said in comments carried by Russian news agencies.

(AP)

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