Ice a factor in fatal accidents

In related news, a driver was killed and his fellow passenger was seriously injured on Saturday on the road from Litvínov to Most. The driver apparently lost control of his vehicle on an icy patch and crashed into an electrical column for trolleybuses. He died at the scene.

In another accident, the father in a family of four was killed shortly 8 am after their car hit a tree in the area of Jindřichův Hradec. His wife and children suffered injuries and were taken to hospital for care.