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Train collides with bus near Nové Zámky Slovakia, killing 5 people and injuring 4 others
The main railway line connecting Slovakia’s capital, Bratislava, with Budapest was closed until further notice.
A train traveling from Prague, Czech Republic, to Budapest, Hungary, collided with a bus in southern Slovakia on Thursday, resulting in at least five fatalities and five injuries, officials reported.
The accident occurred shortly after 5 p.m. (1500 GMT) in the town of Nove Zamky, involving a Eurocity train carrying over 100 passengers.
Slovakia’s rescue service confirmed the deaths and injuries.
Video footage showed the train’s engine on fire, and the bus was severely damaged in the crash, according to railway officials.
Interior Minister Matus Sutai Estok was en route to the scene.
The main railway line connecting Slovakia’s capital, Bratislava, with Budapest was closed until further notice.
The over 100 passengers stranded on the train were being transported by buses to the town of Sturovo on the Hungarian border, ZSSK said.
President Peter Pellegrini, attending a summit of European Union leaders in Brussels, expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased.
“I wish the injured a speedy recovery and thank the doctors and rescue teams for their efforts,” Pellegrini said. “I hope that such catastrophes will avoid Slovakia in the future.”
