A practice touring from the Czech capital, Prague, to the Hungarian capital, Budapest, collided with a bus on Thursday in southern Slovakia, leaving not less than 5 folks lifeless and 5 injured, authorities stated.
Greater than 100 folks have been on board the Eurocity practice when the accident occurred shortly after 5 p.m. (1500 GMT) within the city of Nove Zamky, in keeping with police and the Slovak railway firm ZSSK.
The deaths and accidents have been confirmed by Slovakia’s rescue service, and ZSSK stated not one of the 5 fatalities have been on board the practice.
Video footage confirmed the practice’s engine was on hearth and railway officers stated the bus was severely broken within the accident.
Inside Minister Matus Sutai Estok was on his solution to the scene of the accident, police stated.
The primary railway line linking Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, with Budapest was closed till additional discover. The greater than 100 passengers stranded on board the crashed practice have been being transported by bus to the city of Sturovo on the border with Hungary, ZSSK stated.
The injured have been taken to hospitals in close by cities and cities as the location was closed on Thursday after elements of it have been flooded following heavy rain in a single day.
The practice driver, a Czech nationwide, suffered minor burns, in keeping with the corporate that owns the Czech Railways. The opposite 4 injured folks have been passengers on the practice.
It was not instantly clear what brought about the accident and authorities have been investigating. The crossing is protected by obstacles.
President Peter Pellegrini, who was in Brussels to attend a summit of European Union leaders, provided his condolences to the households of the deceased.
“I want the injured a speedy restoration and I thank the medical doctors and rescue groups for his or her work,” stated Pellegrini. “I hope that Slovakia is not going to expertise such catastrophes sooner or later.”
