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'Ten dead' in Czech train crash | |
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At least 10 people are reported to have died and some 100 have been injured after a train ran into a collapsed bridge in the Czech Republic. | |
Many firefighters are at the scene, helping remove the victims from the train, witnesses said. | |
The accident occurred in Studenka, in the east of the country. | |
The train involved, a high-speed express service, was reported to be en route between the Czech capital, Prague, and the Polish city of Krakow. | |
Initial reports suggest the train was travelling at speeds of 140km/h (87 mph). | |
"This is a serious disaster," Radek Joklik, a spokesman for Czech Railways, told local media. |