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Rescue teams work at the scene of a train accident near the village of Jablonov nad Turnou, near the city of Kosice, Slovakia.
No deaths were recorded. The accident may have been caused by an error on the part of one of the train drivers.
Almost a hundred people were injured this Monday in the collision between two high-speed trains in southern Slovakia, close to the border with Hungary.
The accident occurred near the town of Roznavaat 10:00 (09:00 in Lisbon), indicated the Slovak railway company.
Two passenger trains collided in eastern Slovakia, leaving at least 20 people injured, TV channel Ta3 reported.
The crash occurred near the city of Rožňava, on a section of track where a double line narrows to a single one. The express trains R913 and R914 GEMERAN collided. Five…
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Collision of two passenger trains injuring 20+ people before the tunnel near the town of Jablonov nad Turňou in the Rožňava district in eastern Slovakia. Emergency services are on-site with helicopters and ambulances.
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Slovak Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok stated that, so far, no deaths were recorded in the accident, and confirmed that the two drivers survived, according to the newspaper Dennik. However, search and rescue teams reported that several people had to be taken to a local hospital in critical condition.
According to the Minister of Health, Kamil Šašek, cited by the Slovak newspaper, seven people are still in critical condition, 14 are moderately injured and 48 are slightly injured.
The accident may have been caused by a error of one of the drivers, who did not give way to the other train.
The Slovak Minister of Health, Kamil Sasko, announced that he will personally go to the scene of the accident, which is already under investigation and with criminal proceedings opened for threatening public order.
