Czech Train Crash, Krakow-Prague

[SteveH]

Several dead in Czech train crash 
 
At least 10 people are reported to have died and some 100 have been injured after a train ran into a collapsed bridge in the Czech Republic.

A railway spokesperson said the accident, near the eastern town of Studenka was "a serious disaster".

Firefighters are at the scene, helping remove the victims from the train, witnesses said.

The high-speed express train was travelling from the Polish city of Krakow to the Czech capital, Prague.
 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7549083.stm

[P-N]

Condolences to all and to anyone knowing anyone involved 

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