The vehicle of Czech Minister of Culture Ota Klempíř had an accident on Monday morning, it collided with another car on the way to the Ministry of Culture. Although the minister got out of the car after the accident and was taken to work by a replacement car, an ambulance later took him from the ministry. This was stated by the spokeswoman of the department, Barbora Šťastná, writes TASR correspondent in Prague.
- The vehicle of the Czech Minister of Culture had a traffic accident on Monday morning.
- Minister Oto Klempíř first left for work in a spare car after the accident.
- Subsequently, the minister began to experience health problems and an ambulance was called.
- The Department of Culture will continuously inform about the minister’s state of health.
- The minister was taken to the Central Military Hospital for further examinations.
According to the Seznam Zprávy server, the accident happened on Víťazný náměstí in Prague. In the photos published by the website, it is captured government limousine, which has a significant dent on one side of the front and rear doors and ugly paintwork. It is also clear from the photo that the impact activated the airbag. Klempíř is standing next to the car with no visible injuries.
Šťastná stated that he began to experience health problems later. “Today, a traffic accident occurred during the journey of Culture Minister Ota Klempíř to work. After the accident, the Minister was taken to the Ministry of Culture in a replacement vehicle, where began to experience health problems. For this reason, the medical emergency service was called, which transported the minister to the Central Military Hospital for further examinations,” said Šťastná, adding that the department would inform about the minister’s condition.
Klempíř’s party colleague and Minister of Sports, Prevention and Health, Boris Šťastný, told journalists when he arrived at the government meeting that they were looking into the minister’s status. “He’s not at his best,” commented on his health.
