Three dead, dozens injured in Czech passenger train crash

High-speed train headed for Prague collides with a commuter train, killing both drivers and a female passenger.

At least three people have died and more than 40 others suffered injuries when a high-speed train travelling from Munich, Germany, to Prague collided with a commuter passenger train in the Czech Republic, according to local authorities. Police said the victims of Wednesday’s crash, which happened shortly after 8am local time (06:00 GMT), were the drivers of both trains and a female passenger. Four people who were seriously injured during the incident in the town of Milavce, 140km (87 miles) southwest of Prague, were flown to hospital by helicopter. Seven others required surgery.