Horrible accident: Prague-Budapest Eurocity collides with bus in Slovakia, 4 dead – VIDEO

There was a serious accident at a level crossing near Érsekújvár (Nové Zámky) in Slovakia, where a Eurocity train No 279 from Prague to Budapest collided with a bus. Four people were killed and five injured in the accident.

Fatal accident in Slovakia

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The accident caused the bus to split in two, drift to the side of the road and then catch fire, overturning. The locomotive, owned by the Czech railway company České dráhy, also caught fire as a result of the collision, 444.hu reports.

About 100 people were on the train, which was driven by a Czech railway company employee. The passengers were evacuated and the road was closed. The Slovakian railway company sent replacement buses to the scene, where several ambulances and rescue helicopters arrived in the meantime.

According to Slovakian news site Napunk, Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj-Eštok and Deputy Police Commissioner Rastislav Polakovič will arrive at the scene of the accident shortly.

The Hungarian State Railways (MÁV) said that due to the accident, the arrival of Eurocity trains from Bratislava-Štúrovo on Thursday evening is uncertain.

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