Fast trains collide in Slovakia, injuring dozens, with 2 in critical condition
More than 90 people were injured, including seven seriously, after two trains collided head-on near Jablonov nad Turnou, with emergency crews responding by air and land.
- On Monday shortly after 10 a.m., two fast passenger trains collided head-on near Jablonov nad Turnou, derailing a locomotive and a carriage, with over 90 injured.
- The crash occurred where two tracks converge into a single line, and SME reported the driver of the train from Košice failed to stop at a red signal entering the oncoming track.
- Rescue crews worked for hours, with helicopters and drones assisting; officials said 91 people were assessed, and both train drivers were rescued and safe.
- Train services on the affected section were suspended, with replacement buses operating and the section expected to reopen on Tuesday; no fatalities have been confirmed and nearby hospitals prepared trauma plans, evacuating lightly injured passengers by buses.
- Investigators will examine infrastructure and potential driver inattention, as authorities opened an investigation with cause still under inquiry and a senior ZSSK official noted outdated 1980s infrastructure.
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