Three people were killed and dozens more injured in the collision on Wednesday (August 4th) between a German train and a Czech regional train in the village of Milavce, in the western Czech Republic, the company responsible for the rail network said. national.
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The collision, which took place at around 8 a.m. local time (6 a.m. GMT), occurred between a train of the German company Die Länderbahn GmbH which linked Munich (Germany) to Prague and a regional train connecting the Czech cities of Plzen and Domazlice. “
Unfortunately, according to current information, a rail collision (...) left three dead and dozens injured,
” said the company responsible for the Czech rail network, Sprava zeleznic, in a tweet.
According to the Czech rescue services, the drivers of the two trains, both of Czech nationality, and a female passenger of the regional train were killed in the accident. According to the Czech rail network, all passengers were evacuated from the trains. “
After the investigation of the accident by the Railways Inspectorate, the clearing work will begin. We plan to resume operations tomorrow morning at the earliest
, ”he said. According to media reports, among the injured are foreigners traveling on the German train.