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A collision between an express train and a passenger train on Sunday night sent 79 passengers to hospital, with 13 still in hospital.
An express train collided with the back passenger train A total of 800 passengers were on board near the town of Pezinok in Slovakia. The injuries are not believed to be life-threatening, according to the Associated Press.
Prime Minister Robert Fico reportedly said the crash was due to human error.
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Slovak Railways Director Ivan Bednarik said the first train had passed. red light, Slovakia’s Spectator newspaper reported that it was moving to the wrong sector.
“The express had already started applying its brakes, otherwise the outcome would have been much worse,” Bednarik said, according to the report.
A train crash near Pezinok in Slovakia has sent 79 passengers to hospital. (SR Ministry of Transport)
this is, second collision Last month, 91 people were injured in a crash in eastern Slovakia on October 13, according to Reuters.
Pezinok is described on the government’s official website as a “town in a modern, industrially developed district.”
The town is known not only for viticulture and wine production, but also for its various production areas. historical buildings.
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“The city is characterized by a historic center with typical townhouses, a regular grid of streets and the remains of the original city walls,” the website says.
Slovakia is mostly welcome 2 million visitors According to the European Union, in 2024.
The express train collided with the rear of a passenger train carrying 800 people near the Slovakian town of Pezinok. No one has life-threatening injuries. (AP)
In September, a tram carrying tourists crashed in Lisbon, Portugal, killing at least 15 people and injuring 18 others.
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The Gloria Cable Car, a cable-pulled tram that has carried residents and tourists for generations, went off the tracks and crashed into a nearby building.
At least 15 people were killed and 18 injured in a September tram collision in Lisbon, Portugal. (Patricia de Melo Moreira/AFP)
Fabiana Pavel, president of the Bairro Alto Residents Association, blamed “excessive tourism” for the tragic train accident.
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“The use of the word in recent years is certainly inappropriate,” he told BBC News. ”
Because it has become a tourist attraction, it has become so overused that people have lost the ability to use it as public transportation. ”
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The tram connects downtown Lisbon with the Bairro Alto district and welcomes thousands of tourists each year, according to the Associated Press.
The Associated Press and Reuters contributed reporting.
