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| Several dead in Czech train crash | Several dead in Czech train crash |
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| At least six people are reported to have died and many others have been injured after a train ran into a collapsed bridge in the Czech Republic. | |
| A railway spokesperson said the accident, near the eastern town of Studenka, was "a serious disaster". | |
| Firefighters are at the scene, helping remove the victims from the train, witnesses said. | Firefighters are at the scene, helping remove the victims from the train, witnesses said. |
| The high-speed express train was travelling from the Polish city of Krakow to the Czech capital, Prague. | The high-speed express train was travelling from the Polish city of Krakow to the Czech capital, Prague. |
| "An international train from Krakow to Prague ran into a collapsed bridge which fell on the rails in the area of the town Studenka," Radek Joklik, a spokesperson 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," Radek Joklik, a spokesperson for Czech Railways, told local media. |
| Initially, officials had suggested that ten people had been killed and 100 people injured during the crash. | |
| Czech railways officials said the train hit part of a motorway bridge undergoing construction work which collapsed on to the track while the train was approaching or passing underneath, derailing three passenger carriages and the locomotive. | |
| Reports suggested the train was travelling at speeds of 140km/h (87 mph) when it hit the bridge at 1030 local time (0830GMT). | |
| Many injured | Many injured |
| Television images showed rescuers climbing into the green and white carriages to try to pull survivors out. | |
| AFP reports that 16 fire brigade units with a total of 30 vehicles are at the crash site as well as ambulances and helicopters taking the injured to hospital. | AFP reports that 16 fire brigade units with a total of 30 vehicles are at the crash site as well as ambulances and helicopters taking the injured to hospital. |
| An officer from the Czech fire service told Reuters that many people were injured in the crash. | 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. | "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. |
| A spokeswoman for the local hospital said extra staff had been called in to deal with the injured train crash survivors. | |
| "All staff have been called to service and we have freed a number of beds to make room for the injured," Anna Vidisevska told Reuters. | |
| Czech Television said approximately 400 people were on board the train at the time of the accident, including many young people travelling to a music festival in Pardubice. | Czech Television said approximately 400 people were on board the train at the time of the accident, including many young people travelling to a music festival in Pardubice. |
| A reader told the BBC news website that the accident might have claimed even more lives had it not happened during the holiday period. | A reader told the BBC news website that the accident might have claimed even more lives had it not happened during the holiday period. |
| "I travel by this train once a week when I'm travelling to school and it's always so overcrowded that there isn't even a place for standing," said Vladimir, by email. | "I travel by this train once a week when I'm travelling to school and it's always so overcrowded that there isn't even a place for standing," said Vladimir, by email. |
| The Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek and his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk were reported to be on their way to the scene of the crash. | |
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