US EditionFast trains collide in Slovakia, injuring dozens, with 2 in critical condition
At least 20 passengers were injured, including two critically, after two express trains collided where tracks merge into a single line, officials said.
- Two trains collided in eastern Slovakia, injuring at least 66 people, according to emergency medical services and police.
- About 80 passengers were on the trains during the crash near Jablonov nad Turnou, as confirmed by police.
- Emergency services reported that 16 individuals had moderate or serious injuries, while at least 50 suffered light injuries.
- Slovak Railways stated that the cause of the collision is under investigation, with focus on passenger rescue and evacuation.
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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.
See the carriages hanging from the track in Slovakia
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Numerous injured after a train collision in Slovakia. At a narrow point there was apparently a serious mistake. The large operation is running.
Two trains entered the Coliseum in eastern Slovakia, causing damage to a car and at least 66 persons, informing the medical services of the emergency and the police.
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