Two people are killed and up to 50 injured after trains collide in Czech Republic 

Two people are killed and up to 50 injured after trains collide in Czech Republic

  • Police said the crash occurred shortly after 8am in the town of Milavce
  • High-speed train connecting city of Plzen with Munich struck a local train 
  • Local media reporting that up to 50 people are estimated to have been injured 

Two people have been killed and up to 50 injured after two trains smashed into each other in the Czech Republic.

Police said the crash occurred shortly after 8am in the town of Milavce.

Czech Railways said an international high-speed train that connects the western Czech city of Plzen with Munich in Germany and a local passenger train were involved in the collision.

The local CTK news agency said up to 50 passengers could have been injured, citing firefighters. 

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