One killed, dozens injured in second Czech train collision
A passenger train crashed into a freight train near the Czech capital, killing one driver and injuring dozens of passengers, officials said Wednesday. The Czech Rail Safety Inspectorate said the driver of the passenger train's engine died in the crash near the station of Cesky Brod just east of Prague shortly after 9:30 p.m. (1930 GMT) Tuesday.
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- Published Date: 12:58 | 15 July 2020
- Modified Date: 12:58 | 15 July 2020
One person was killed and dozens injured when two trains collided in the Czech Republic's second fatal rail crash this month, officials said.
A passenger train and a freight train collided near Cesky Brod, 34 km (20 miles) east of Prague, on Tuesday evening, emergency services said. Rescue crews worked through the night.
At least 35 people were injured, two of them severely and eight seriously, the fire rescue service said. One of the train drivers died in the crash, CTK news agency reported.
Another train collision killed two people and injured 24 in the northwest of the country near the border with Germany on July 7.
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