Transport Ministry cancels one million crown accident fine

The Czech Transport Ministry has cancelled a one million crown fine against the transit authority in Ostrava. The fine was levelled for a collision between two trams going in opposite directions on a single track earlier this year, which resulted in three deaths. The reasons for the cancellation were given as procedural errors, meaning that the entire matter will have to be investigated again. The Ostrava authorities recently successfully appealed against a 200,000 crown fine levied for a separate incident.