US EditionFast trains collide in Slovakia, injuring dozens, with 2 in critical condition
At least 20 passengers were injured, including two in critical condition, after two express trains collided near a tunnel where tracks merge into a single line, officials said.
- A collision between two high-speed trains occurred near RozHava, injuring a total of 69 people, according to the Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Health Minister Kamil `Aako stated that seven individuals suffered serious injuries, while 14 had moderate injuries and others sustained slight injuries.
- A Ukrainian citizen born in 2005 is among the injured and is currently receiving treatment at a local hospital, as reported by the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry.
- Both train drivers survived the collision, with one seriously injured after jumping from the locomotive before impact.
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Nearly 100 injured after trains collide in Slovakia
More than 90 people were injured, including at least seven seriously, when two passenger trains collided head-on in eastern Slovakia, according to emergency officials. The crash occurred shortly after 10 a.m. on Monday near the village of Jablonov nad Turňou in the Rožňava district, where rescue crews worked for hours to free passengers and provide medical assistance, the Slovak Fire and Rescue Service said. Around 100 people were on board the t…
One Ukrainian citizen known to have been injured in train accident in Slovakia
Following the accident between two high-speed trains near Rozňava (Slovakia), one Ukrainian citizen, born in 2005, is known to be injured and is receiving treatment at a local hospital, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry told reporters.
On October 13, two passenger high-speed trains collided in southeastern Slovakia. More than 60 people were injured, including a 20-year-old Ukrainian.
On Monday, 13 October, at least 66 people were injured after two trains entered the Coliseum, east of Slovakia. The Coliseum went to the rescue of a truck and a car, they informed the medical services of emergency and police, according to Reuters. The article of the serious accident in Slovakia: At least 66 people were injured after two trains appeared for the first time in Romania TV.
See the carriages hanging from the track in Slovakia
In the east of Slovakia, two trains collapsed, apparently in a place where two tracks narrowed down on one. Dozens of passengers were injured and taken to hospitals. The police started criminal proceedings.
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