At least 42 people have been hurt after a high-speed train smashed into a passenger express in the Czech Republic, police said.
Firefighters and paramedics rushed to the horror incident near the city of České Budějovice, around 100 miles south of Prague. Officials said the crash has left two people seriously injured and 15 passengers with moderate injuries, with 42 hurt altogether.
The crash is reported to have happened after one of the trains ran through a red signal. Traffic between České Budějovice and the city of Plzen has been stopped is not expected to resume until the afternoon. Ambulance service spokeswoman Petra Kafkova said: “There are 40 people with light injuries and two with serious injuries.”
(Image: South Bohemian Region Fire Rescue Service)
All passengers have been evacuated from the trains, said Martin Kavka, a spokesman for the rail operator Sprava zeleznic. He declined to confirm the circumstances of the smash, adding the investigation is still ongoing.
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