Train accident in the Czech Republic: two passenger trains collided in the Czech Republic on Wednesday morning.
At least two people died.
There are dozens of people injured.
A serious train accident in the Czech Republic occurred on Wednesday morning (August 4th) at 8 a.m.
Two passenger trains collided.
A train came from Munich.
At least two people were killed in the train accident and dozens were injured.
Domazlice - Two passenger trains collided in the Czech Republic on Wednesday morning.
At least two people were killed in the train accident, tweeted the Czech police.
Dozens were injured.
38 people were injured, seven of them were in critical condition, the CTK agency reported on Wednesday, citing the rescue workers.
Train accident in the Czech Republic: at least two dead
According to the police, the accident occurred near Domazlice (Taus) in the southwest of the country near the border with Bavaria.
Shortly before eight o'clock, the two trains collided on the tracks in the village of Milavče in the Domažlice region, the police said.
"The situation is serious, I'm on my way to the scene of the accident"
The trains affected are the express train 351, which was on its way from Ceske Kubice to Prague, and a passenger train between Pilsen (Plzen) and Domazlice.
Dozens of rescue workers were on site.
Three rescue helicopters and other ambulances have been requested.
Train accident in the Czech Republic: express train from Munich collides with a passenger train
"The situation is serious, I am on my way to the scene of the accident," tweeted Czech Transport Minister Karel Havlicek.
According to initial findings, the Munich-Prague express train passed a stop signal at Domazlice (Taus) near the German border.
He then collided with the local train, a so-called RegioShark.
The latter runs on the Pilsen-Domazlice route.
Apparently the trains crashed head-on, as can be seen in photos on social media. Accidents happen again and again on Czech railways. The security technology is considered out of date in many places. Only a year ago two trains collided head-on in the Ore Mountains near the German border. Two people died, including a German.
(ml / dpa)