MILAVCE: Three people died and dozens more were injured on Wednesday (Aug 4) when two trains collided at a village in the west of the Czech Republic, according to railway officials. The Munich-to-Prague express, number Ex 351 belonging to the German firm Die Laenderbahn, collided with a regional train comi
MILAVCE: Three people died and dozens more were injured on Wednesday when two trains collided at a village in the west of the Czech Republic, according to railway officials.
Rescuers said two of the dead were Czech engine drivers, one of whom was operating the German train. The third victim was a female passenger on the regional train. "Unfortunately, according to the latest information, a train collision ... has killed three and left dozens of people injured," national rail operator Sprava zeleznic said on Twitter.National police said every passenger was accounted for, adding that the accident happened shortly after 8am at Milavce.
According to footage shown on Czech public television, one part of the German train was completely mangled, though both vehicles remained upright.
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