Eleven grain wagons roll uncontrolled and hit two locomotives at Dornești, Suceava

The collision at Dornești

On Saturday, 7 November 2026, 11 freight wagons carrying grain began moving without control while being transshipped at Vicșani station, according to Compania Națională de Căi Ferate CFR S.A. The wagons belonged to Global Grain Logistic. At 12:02 they started rolling, and by 12:15 they had reached Dornești station, where they entered track 4 and struck two locomotives belonging to another freight operator. The impact derailed several wagons, and one of them overturned.

Casualties and rail traffic

No one was hurt, CFR said, and passenger train services were not affected. Adevărul described the collision as involving two freight trains rather than passenger trains, saying the number of people who could be injured was therefore limited. Ziare.com reported that one of the trains had been moving without its conductor, who had got off at some point. The outlet said it was not yet known why the conductor left the train or what the conductor was doing when the train began to move.

Conflicting accounts

Sources differ on some details. Adevărul said a grain-laden freight train derailed and struck another train carrying diesel fuel (motorină), whereas CFR described grain wagons striking locomotives. G4Media put the number of derailed wagons at two, while CFR and most other reports said several derailed. G4Media also named the wagons' operator as OTF Global Grain Logistic SRL and the locomotives' operator as OTF GFR SA, wording that differs from CFR's statement. Most headlines place the incident in Suceava County, while ProTV described the station as being in Iași county.

Investigation and next steps

The company has left the cause open and placed the question with the competent bodies:

“The causes and circumstances of the incident are to be established by the competent bodies, following the investigations provided for by the legislation in force.”

The Iași Regional Railway Branch is monitoring the situation and coordinating, within the remit of the rail infrastructure administrator, the measures needed to handle the effects. CFR said it would report on how the situation develops and on the steps taken to clear the affected lines. Libertatea and other outlets noted that the investigation is ongoing and that authorities are still examining the circumstances behind the incident.