A view shows a derailed wagon following an accident involving a freight train carrying grain in the Simferopol District, Crimea, May 18, 2023.  REUTERS/Stringer
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Derailment causes suspension of Crimea rail traffic

Rail traffic has been suspended between Simferopol and the city of Sevastopol after a freight train carrying grain derailed.

SEVASTOPOL (Reuters) -Rail traffic has been suspended between Simferopol, capital of the Crimean peninsula, and the city of Sevastopol, after a freight train carrying grain derailed, the region's Russian-installed leader said on Thursday.

The derailment was caused by "interference by outsiders", Crimean railways said in a statement.

A view shows derailed wagons following an accident involving a freight train carrying grain in the Simferopol District, Crimea, May 18, 2023.

In a statement posted on Telegram, Sergei Aksyonov said that wagons loaded with grain had derailed and no one was injured.

A view shows a derailed wagon following an accident involving a freight train carrying grain in the Simferopol District, Crimea, May 18, 2023.

Earlier, the Baza Telegram channel, which has links to Russian security services, had reported an explosion on a railway line in the region, which was annexed by Russia in 2014.

A view shows derailed wagons following an accident involving a freight train carrying grain in the Simferopol District, Crimea, May 18, 2023.

On Wednesday, Russia renewed the Black Sea grain deal, a Turkish-brokered accord which facilitates agricultural exports from Russia and Ukraine on the Black Sea.

(Reporting by ReutersEditing by Bernadette Baum)

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