From CT24 (via Google Translate):
On the track in the village of Milavče in the Domažlice region, an international express train from Germany collided with a regional passenger train on Wednesday, shortly after eight o'clock. Three people died, dozens more were injured, some severely. All components of the rescue system, including four helicopters, intervened. The evening Interview of ČT24 with the director of the Railway Administration Jiří Svoboda will also address the topic.
The accident occurred on line number 180 connecting Pilsen and Bavarian Munich, when the Western Express traveling from Bavaria to Prague collided with a RegioShark passenger train on the route between Pilsen and Domažlice. Both connections are operated by Czech Railways.
"At 8:06 they were to meet at the Radonice [turnout passing loop], which is an estimated four kilometers from Domažlice. The Western Express apparently did not wait for the [crucifixion trains to pass]in Radonice and set off in the opposite direction [to the other train] on a single-track line towards Pilsen. The trains apparently collided there, "explains ČT24 reporter Jan Beránek.
This was also confirmed by the Minister of Transport Karel Havlíček (for YES), when he stated at the scene of the accident that “according to all indications the driver of the express train coming from Munich with a passenger train ’.
The victims of the accident [as initially reported] are both train drivers
Three people lost their lives: both train drivers and a woman who was a passenger.
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