Passenger train and locomotive crash at Lviv station, leaving eight hurt

A passenger train heading from Lviv to Sokal hit an electric locomotive as it left Pidzamche station on Oct. 8. Eight people were hurt, including five who were hospitalized and three treated at the scene, according to local emergency officials. The passenger train's driver was trapped in the cab and rescue teams worked to extricate him; investigators have not determined the cause.

On Oct. 8, 2026, a diesel passenger service bound for Sokal from Lviv struck an electric locomotive as it left Pidzamche station, according to Ukraine’s state railway operator. The company first said the passenger train’s driver hurt his leg and four travelers needed care; the electric locomotive’s crew was not injured.

Lviv’s mayor, Andriy Sadovyi, said rescuers worked to pull the trapped driver from the cab. A spokesperson for the Lviv Regional Emergency Medical Care Center, Tetiana Andreieva, told Suspilne that the injury count later reached eight: five people went to hospitals and three were treated at the scene. Investigators have not identified a cause.

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