Transport Authority handed second fine in connection to deadly tram crash

The Prague daily Právo has reported that Ostrava’s Transport Authority has been handed a 200,000 crown fine for failings related to a section of tramway track in the city that was the scene of a deadly collision between two trams in April, killing three people and badly injuring 11 others. The authority reportedly knew of close calls in the past, where collisions were narrowly averted on the piece of single-track, with the vehicles managing to stop and back-up in time. The fine, Právo writes, is the second the authority has been handed by the Rail Safety Inspection office. An official announcement is expected on Monday.