At least 2 people were killed and as many as 30 injured when 2 trains collided in the northwest of the Czech Republic near the border with Germany on Tuesday, an emergency services spokesman says.
The deadly crash happened at about 3 p.m. local time between the Nove Hamry and Pernink stations in the nation’s northwest near the German border, Czech rail officials said.
The number of injured could reach 30, according to Radek Hes, a spokesman for the regional rescue service. Germany first responders came over the border into the hilly, wooded area where the crash took place, to assist Czech rescuers, the CTK news service reported.David K. Li is a breaking news reporter for NBC News.
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