SecondAn express train from Munich collided with a passenger train in the Czech Republic. The CTK agency quoted rescuers as saying on Wednesday that two people were killed in the accident. 38 people were injured, of which 7 were in critical condition. Dozens of rescuers and four helicopters took care of the wounded and sent them to the hospital. Help also comes from Germany.
“The situation is very serious and I am on my way to the scene of the accident,” said Karel Havlicek, Czech Transport Minister. According to preliminary findings, the Munich-Prague express train passed a stop signal in Domazlice (Taus) near the German border. Then he collided with a local train, a so-called RegioShark. The latter runs on the Pilsen-Domazlice route.
Accidents on Czech railways occur time and time again. Many places believe that security technology is outdated. The government initiated a modernization plan. Just a year ago, two trains collided head-on in the Ore Mountains near the German border. Two people died, one of them was a German.
