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Contents.Train The train involved was a CityElefant double deck that had been manufactured in 2001. Accident At 16:47 CEST, the train was derailed on approach to its final scheduled stop, in the southern suburb of. It was almost at the end of its journey from when the accident happened. The leading carriage smashed into a concrete wall after being derailed.
The driver was killed and eleven passengers were injured, including two with serious injuries. The train's was irreparably destroyed, while the other two cars survived with only minor structural defects. The line, which forms part of an international railway corridor linking Prague and, was closed following the accident, although one track was later reopened to traffic but requiring the use of as the overhead wiring had been damaged. Cause Although investigations are still underway, it has been already reported that at the time of the accident, the train was travelling at 108 kilometres per hour (67 mph) while the speed limit at that location was 50 kilometres per hour (31 mph).
The most probable cause of the disaster is thus either a fault of the brakes or the driver's inattention. References Wikinews has related news.