Train derails near Moscow, killing five

Moscow (CNN) -- A cargo train derailed Tuesday and crashed into a passenger train near Moscow, killing five people and injuring 15, according to preliminary information from the scene, Russia's Interior Ministry said.

The accident took place at Naro-Fominsk, southwest of Moscow, the Emergency Ministry said.

The cargo train crashed into the last three carriages of a passenger train that was traveling from Moscow to Chisinau, the capital of Moldova. A total of 394 tickets were purchased for the passenger train, the Interior Ministry said.