4 Killed, Dozens Injured in Train Collision Northeastern Czech

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At least four people were killed and 23 others were injured, following a train collision in northeastern Czech Republic.

Local media reported that a passenger train coming from the capital, Prague, collided with a freight train, resulting in a carriage of the passenger train derailing and overturning, killing four people and injuring 23 others.

The drivers of the two trains survived the accident. The collision may have occurred due to a mistake by the passenger train driver, media added.

The train was carrying 300 passengers, and was on its way from the Czech capital, Prague, to the city of Kosice, when the collision occurred.

On July 7, 2020, two trains collided, killing two people and injuring 24, in northwestern Czechia, near the border with Germany.

Source: Qatar News Agency