Another knocked down. Due to the tragedy near Hostivař, trains stopped from Prague to Benešov
The express train knocked down a man between Hostivaří and Uhříněvsí on Sunday. The operation between Prague’s main railway station and Benešov near Prague was interrupted.
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A series of tragic train collisions with people this week are not coming to an end. At half past ten in the morning on Sunday, the railway carrier reported another victim. The event was to take place between the Hostivař and Uhříněves stops in Prague. This is at least the fourth event of this type in the region in the past seven.
According to the railway inspector’s spokesman Martin Drápal, the clash occurred in a place inaccessible to the public. The man was hit by an express train heading from Prague to České Budějovice. “Traffic on the line between Prague’s main railway station and Benešov u Prahy is interrupted. Alternative bus transport is provided, “said the Czech Railways website.
The traffic on the line between Prague and Kolín stood. The train knocked down a man near Běchovice
+[221] Praha hl.n. – Benešov u Prahy in the section Praha-Hostivař – Praha-Uhříněves. Collision with a person. End at 12:30 https://t.co/5RSALMyJfx
– ČD – Extraordinary events (@cdmimoradnosti) April 24, 2022
This is the fourth case in Prague and the surrounding area where a train has hit a person.
He did not survive the clash with the fast man in Klánovice on Saturday, the transport between Prague and Kolín lasted several hours.
On Friday, the man fell into the dormitory on Wilson Station between 4th and 5th platform. She suffered incompatible injuries, rescuers can no longer help him.
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