Football Fans Wreck Carriage of Nizhyn–Kyiv Train (PHOTO)

After the rampage, passengers fled.

Football fans wrecked a carriage of suburban train No. 6929 Nizhyn — Kyiv. They ripped out 35 seats, pulled the emergency brake, set off firecrackers and lit flares.

This was reported by the press center of Ukrzaliznytsia.

According to the company, the incident occurred on Sunday, December 15. Because of what was happening in the carriage, the driver had to stop the train and call the police. However, the fans fled before officers arrived.

As a result, the train was delayed by 38 minutes, and material damage, according to preliminary estimates, amounted to about 40 thousand hryvnias.

In total, over 11 months of 2019, Ukrainian railway workers recorded 256 cases of damage to suburban trains, 209 of which affected train traffic safety. The rest involved painting carriages, either outside or inside.

Ukrzaliznytsia believes that maintaining public order in public places, which trains are, should be the responsibility of the police. However, the transport militia, which patrolled stations and rode on trains, was disbanded in Ukraine in 2014.

“If police patrols restore escorts on both long-distance and suburban passenger trains, passengers will feel safe, and the property of the state carrier will be better preserved,” — said the press center of Ukrzaliznytsia.

Earlier, in Mykolaiv Oblast, a passenger train caught fire.

In 2020, Ukrzaliznytsia tickets could become 22% more expensive.