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| Several 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. | 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. | 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 accident occurred in Studenka, in the east of the country. |
| The train involved - a high-speed express service - was travelling from the Polish city of Krakow to the Czech capital, Prague. | |
| "This is a serious disaster," Radek Joklik, a spokesman for Czech Railways, told local media. | "This is a serious disaster," Radek Joklik, a spokesman for Czech Railways, told local media. |
| "An international train from Krakow to Prague ran into a collapsed bridge which fell on the rails in the area of the town Studenka," he said. | |
| Initial reports suggest the train was travelling at speeds of 140km/h (87 mph) when it hit the bridge at 1030 local time (0830GMT). | |
| An officer from the Czech fire service told Reuters that many people were injured in the crash. | |
| "There are some dead, but we do not have precise numbers, because our people are rather devoting time to rescue those still alive," David Pridal said. |