Eight road fatalities on Friday

Road accidents took the lives of eight people between Friday and Saturday; six of the fatal accidents occurred in Central Bohemia. One person was killed on the D5 motorway near Žebrák when two lorries collided. One of the lorries apparently stopped short to avoid hitting an animal when the second vehicle crashed into it, killing the driver. In another accident in the town of Votice, a 59-year-old driver was found dead after his car crashed into a fence. The police believe that health problems may have been involved. Both accidents are being investigated. Rescue services in the region said they were called out to 20 accidents on Friday alone. The end of the school year, the last day of which was Wednesday, and the beginning of summer holidays tends to bring with it increased rates of road accidents.