The accident happened shortly after 1 p.m. The spokesman of the Railway Inspectorate, Martin Drápal, stated that the crossing is secured only by warning crosses. “The train went from Brno to the Old Town. According to the information we received from the operator as part of the initial report, the express train derailed, “said the spokesman.
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“The damage on the train was estimated at 400,000 crowns and on the track at 50,000 crowns. Operation on the line is interrupted, the railway inspection saves the causes and circumstances of this extraordinary event, “added Drápal.
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Police spokesman Petr Jaroš said that four passengers and train drivers were injured in the accident. “A tractor with a trailer, a small empty tanker, drove into the railway crossing at the moment when the train passed through here. There were about 40 people on the train, “said the spokesman.
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“Three wounded were taken to the hospital by the ambulance service. The driver of the tractor was not injured, the train crashed into the rear of the tank, “said firefighter spokesman Pavel Řezníček.
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Firefighters transported some passengers to the station after the accident. The return of cars to the tracks should be ensured by summoned railway firefighters.
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Traffic on the line between Uherský Hradiště and Veselí nad Moravou in the Hodonín region is interrupted due to an accident. Arriva, a train company providing public transport on the line, stated on its website that it had used replacement buses in the section.
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