In Tišnov in the Brno region, the last two wagons of the Vysočina express train traveling from Prague to Brno derailed this morning. “There is no indication yet that there are any injuries on the spot. We provide passengers with alternative bus transport from Tišnov. According to initial information, this is not a serious accident, the wagons did not overturn in any way. The cause of the accident is still unclear, the investigation has begun. According to our information, there was no problem on the part of the carrier, ie Czech Railways, “said Gabriela Novotná, spokeswoman for ČD, in the Report List.
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On the Havlíčkův Brod – Brno line, the last two cars of the set at the switch were derailed at the Tišnov station. An alternative bus service is currently being arranged. There were no injuries to passengers. We apologize to the passengers for the complications.
– Ceske drahy, as (@ceskedrahy_) August 13, 2020
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Firefighters evacuated 150 people from the train. According to Novotná, the track is closed. Expected commissioning of the line is at 18:00. A spokesman for the Railway Administration, Marek Illiaš, said that the train was passing at a reduced speed to the place where the lock is located. “There was a derailment when passing the turnout. Railway firefighters try to put the cars back on track. When this happens, we will check the condition of the switch. We are investigating the cause. We do not yet know the amount of damage. It will be determined when the trains are gone and the bogies and also the switch have been checked, “said Illias.
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So far, it is not entirely clear what happened, there is a technical problem in the game. The accident without injury is also described by police officers, firefighters and rescuers.
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“This morning, all IRS units hurried to the reported derailment of the train to Tišnov. Fortunately, as it turned out later, the accident went unnoticed, “the police said on Twitter.
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Also according to the spokeswoman of the South Moravian rescuers Michaela Bothová, the event went unharmed. The rescue service originally sent four crews to the scene, including a helicopter. “It simply came to our notice then. We communicated with the passengers and no one was in a position to require our treatment, “said Both.
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According to police spokesman Bohumil Malášek, the train went from Prague and Havlíčkův Brod towards Brno and derailed between the crossing in Předklášteří and Tišnov railway station. The line leading through the Vysočina region is not the main corridor, it leads through Pardubice and Česká Třebová.
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Series of accidents
This is another railway incident in a row. The collision of trains near Pernink in the Karlovy Vary region was the most tragic. At the beginning of July, two people died in a collision of passenger trains, 24 of them were injured. “At the time of the collision, about 30 people were on the trains, including the train staff. Police have launched an investigation into the case on suspicion of committing the crime of general negligence. We detained one person, “said regional police spokeswoman Zuzana Týřová. According to her, he is the driver of a train going to Karlovy Vary.
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Another tragic accident occurred in mid-July near Český Brod, where a passenger train crashed into the back of a freight express. The driver died in the accident. The causes of the accidents are still being investigated, according to preliminary reports, they were human errors. In both cases, these were Czech Railways trains.
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In addition to these major accidents, however, a series of minor accidents is taking place. At the end of July, for example, a passenger train locomotive was on fire in Přelouč in the Pardubice region. Firefighters evacuated 40 passengers. Nobody got hurt.
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On Tuesday morning, a freight train with a locomotive collided again at the railway station in Jihlava due to non-compliance with the driving ban. Both machines derailed, no one was injured. According to the Railway Inspectorate, the accident caused damage to 7.3 million crowns.
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Cars also collided with trains, after a collision in the Pelhřimov and Benešov regions, drivers from both cars died at the beginning of August.
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