PRAGUE (AP) — An express train collided with another passenger train in the southern Czech Republic on Thursday, injuring dozens of people, officials said.
The accident took place near the city of Ceske Budejovice at around 6:20 a.m.
A total of 57 people suffered mostly light injuries but two were seriously injured, the regional rescue service said.
But a hospital in Ceske Budejovice later said five people it admitted had serious injuries.
The traffic between Ceske Budejovice and the city of Plzen was halted and was not expected to resume until the afternoon.
Authorities were investigating the cause of the crash.
A view of an express train that collided with another passenger train on the line between Zliv and Dívčice, in the České Budějovice region, Zliv, Czech Republic, Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (Vaclav Pancer/CTK via AP)
Rescuers at the scene after an express train collided with a passenger train on the line between Zliv and Dívčice in the České Budějovice region in the southern Czech Republic on Thursday, Nov.20, 2025. (Vaclav Pancer/CTK via AP)
The scene after an express train collided with a passenger train on the line between Zliv and Dívčice in the České Budějovice region in the southern Czech Republic on Thursday, Nov.20, 2025. (Vaclav Pancer/CTK via AP)
