PRAGUE: At least 25 people were injured in a train accident in Prague, rescuers said on Wednesday.
Two trains collided in the Prague 8 district on the track near the bridge with Cuprova Street, injuring several people at the scene, Czech police said on social media platform X.
Prague Medical Rescue Services later said on X that they rescued 25 people, most with limb or head injuries.
Two passenger trains collided in the morning in Prague's Libni on the line between Vysočany station and the main railway station. According to rescuers, 25 people were injured, none seriously. A trauma plan was announced and the track was closed. According to the Railway Inspectorate,
Czech Railways said they evacuated about 200 passengers via a special evacuation train.
Local media reported that one of the passenger trains crashed into a stationary train.
the KŽC train passed a traffic stop sign and hit the CityElefant train set of Czech Railways from behind. After a breathalyzer test, the police found out that the ČD train driver had previously consumed alcohol.
Police were investigating the accident as "negligence," said the police, adding that the breath test of one of the train drivers was positive.
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