Train in West Bohemia hits concrete obstacle "placed on line"

A passenger train crashed into a concrete obstacle on the line between Vejprnice and Plzeň in West Bohemia on Monday morning. Nobody was hurt in the incident, which caused the route to be closed for some hours.

A spokesperson for the fire service told the Czech News Agency that concrete objects had evidently been placed on the tracks deliberately. The police are investigating the matter.

Author: Ian Willoughby