Saxony: passenger train crashes into a tree in the Czech Republic

Straz nad Ohri (dpa/sn) - In the northwest of the Czech Republic, a passenger train collided with a fallen tree.

Saxony: passenger train crashes into a tree in the Czech Republic

Straz nad Ohri (dpa/sn) - In the northwest of the Czech Republic, a passenger train collided with a fallen tree. The state railway Ceske Drahy (CD) announced that the diesel railcar of the type "RegioShark" was severely damaged on Friday. people were not injured. The accident occurred in the municipality of Straz nad Ohri, which is around ten kilometers south-east of the Saxon winter sports resort of Oberwiesenthal.

Because the overhead line was damaged at around 100 meters, train traffic on the double-track line between Chomutov and Cheb (Eger) had to be temporarily interrupted. A replacement bus service has been set up. The police opened an investigation, but there was no evidence that anyone could have acted maliciously. The Czech weather service issued a strong wind warning until Saturday evening.