Nine die on Czech roads

This weekend proved the deadliest so far on Czech roads this year, with nine people losing their lives in traffic accidents. On Saturday, three youths, around 20 years of age, were killed near Tábor after their vehicle skidded off the road and hit a tree. Two others, a 35-year-old driver and his seven-year-old daughter, died in a crash near Benešov, while a 20-year-old driver was killed in the Písek area when she hit a tree. Elsewhere, a 67-year-old man was killed at a crossing when he was hit by a truck.

Author: Jan Velinger