Seven people die after a train hits a bus in Slovakia

June 28 () –

At least seven people have died after a train traveling between the capital of the Czech Republic, Prague, and Hungary, Budapest, ran over a bus near the Slovak town of Nove Zamky, located in the southwest. from the country.

The spokesperson for Slovak Railways, Vladimira Bahylová, has indicated that the event took place around 5:00 p.m. (local time) on Thursday at a level crossing with barriers and a traffic light, while the Minister of the Interior, Matus Sutaj Estok, has stated that all the fatalities were on the damaged bus.

According to information collected by the Slovak newspaper ‘Pravda’, about 200 people were traveling on the train, while on the bus, which covered the route between Nove Zamky and Kolta, there were eight passengers and the driver, who survived the accident.

Several photographs published after the incident show passengers from the crashed train walking along the tracks, with a fire in the background. The flames correspond to the fire caused by the impact on the bus, which was run over and ended up on the side of one of the tracks.

For his part, the Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Kalinak, has conveyed his condolences to the families of the victims and has stressed that “the causes of the accident must be urgently investigated, especially so that fatal consequences can be avoided in the future.” “.