Train collision narrowly averted

Two trains came close to colliding near the town of Olomouc early on Wednesday after one of the train drivers apparently ignored a red light. Disaster was narrowly averted also thanks to the trains’ low speed in the close vicinity of Olomouc railway station. Both were on the same track, traveling in opposite directions. The trains ground to a halt 500 meters apart. One was a passenger train carrying children on their way to school. The incident is being investigated.