Express Train from Munich to Prague crashed killing passengers in Pilsen, Czech Republic

Train Collided in Pilsen
Train Collision Pilsen, Czech Republic
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A Munich to Prague express train may have run a red light after crossing the border from Germany to the Czech Republic causing a deadly crash with a regional train close to Pilsen.

  1. Shortly after 8 am this morning, two passenger trains collided in the Czech Republic near Pilsen and the village of Domažlice, a town in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic.
  2. One train was an intercity express train on the way from Munich, Germany to Prague, Czech Republic.
  3. The express train EX 351 collided with a regional train OS7406.

“We can confirm that two people lost their lives at the scene,” Czech police said on Twitter.

Police reported that helicopters were helping to transport victims to nearby hospitals. Emergency services along with local fire departments were also on the scene dealing with multiple passengers injured

The crash was reported to have taken place after 8 a.m local time.

According to unconfirmed statements, the Intercity Express train ignored a red light and may have caused the accident.

Czech Republic Transport Minister Karel Havlicek was on the scene.

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Juergen Thomas Steinmetz has continuously worked in the travel and tourism industry since he was a teenager in Germany (1977).
He founded eTurboNews in 1999 as the first online newsletter for the global travel tourism industry.

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