Firefighters and railway administration staff members work at a train accident site in Prague, the Czech Republic, Sept. 18, 2024. At least 25 people were injured in a train accident in Prague, rescuers said on Wednesday. (Photo by Dana Kesnerova/Xinhua)
PRAGUE, Sept. 18 (Xinhua) -- At least 25 people were injured in a train accident in Prague, rescuers said on Wednesday.
Two trains collided in the Prague 8 district on the track near the bridge with Cuprova Street, injuring several people at the scene, Czech police said on social media platform X.
Prague Medical Rescue Services later said on X that they rescued 25 people, most with limb or head injuries.
Czech Railways said they evacuated about 200 passengers via a special evacuation train.
Local media reported that one of the passenger trains crashed into a stationary train.
Police were investigating the accident as "negligence," said the police, adding that the breath test of one of the train drivers was positive. ■
This photo taken on Sept. 18, 2024 shows train cars damaged in a train accident in Prague, the Czech Republic. At least 25 people were injured in a train accident in Prague, rescuers said on Wednesday. (Photo by Dana Kesnerova/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Sept. 18, 2024 shows train cars damaged in a train accident in Prague, the Czech Republic. At least 25 people were injured in a train accident in Prague, rescuers said on Wednesday. (Photo by Dana Kesnerova/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Sept. 18, 2024 shows the site of a train accident in Prague, the Czech Republic. At least 25 people were injured in a train accident in Prague, rescuers said on Wednesday. (Photo by Dana Kesnerova/Xinhua)