The incident happened at a stretch of rail line near Mustjõgi, Anija Rural Municipality, around 60km Southeast of Tallinn, rail carrier Elron reported, and led to a fatality.

As of Tuesday afternoon, rail traffic had resumed; services on the Tartu-Tallinn line were affected due to the tragedy, as were services southwards towards Valga, from nearby Aegviidu.

Replacement buses were laid on as far afield as Jõgeva.

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