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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Trains collide in the Czech Republic, leaving dozens of people injured

Czech Train Crash - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

An express train collided with another passenger train in the southern Czech Republic on Thursday, injuring dozens of people, officials said.

The accident took place near the city of Ceske Budejovice at around 6:20 a.m.

Two people were seriously injured while about 40 suffered light injuries, the regional rescue service said.

The traffic between Ceske Budejovice and the city of Plzen was halted and was not expected to resume until the afternoon.

Authorities were investigating the cause of the crash.

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