More than 50 injured, five of them seriously, in a train collision in the Czech Republic

The collision between an express train and another commuter train occurred shortly after 06:00 local timebetween the towns of Sliv and Divcicewithout the causes of the incident being known yet.

Among the victims are five people who are in serious condition, explained a spokeswoman for the hospital. Ceske Budejovicesouth of Bohemia, where the most seriously injured were transferred.

The rest of the wounded suffered minor injuries and were able to be treated by emergency services at the scene of the accident.

The drivers of both trains were subjected to alcohol test and they came back negative. One of them had to be freed from inside the train.

The Minister of Transport, Martin Kupka, has pointed what The accident is still under investigation, but preliminary information suggests that one of the trains probably passed a signal in stop position.

In fact, this is what the portal publishes Transportdedicated to transport information, which indicates that it is likely that the train, which linked the towns of Pilsen and Ceske Budejovice, “he jumped a traffic light that prohibited traffic.”