Trains Near Bratislava Collide: 79 People Injured

This was announced by the state rescue service on Monday morning. No one is in life-threatening condition, it was stated. The injured were distributed among several hospitals.

79 People Injured in Train Collision Near Bratislava

According to preliminary findings, a regional express train ignored a stop signal and left the Pezinok station onto the track towards Bratislava, while an express train coming from the eastern Slovak regional capital Kosice was also heading towards Bratislava. The express train collided with the regional train. However, the exact course of the accident is still being investigated, said Ivan Bednarik, the general director of the state railway company ZSR, to the news agency TASR.

Around 800 Passengers Were on Trains

The public television STVR reported online, citing Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok, that around 800 passengers were traveling on the two trains. A large part of them were students who had traveled from their hometowns to the capital Bratislava on Sunday evening.

(APA/Red)

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