Train route north of Prague closed for four hours after morning collision

The train route to Usti nad Labem, north of Prague, was closed for four hours on Tuesday morning after a freight train carrying hazardous substances collided with a passenger car near Libčice nad Vltavou, the Czech Press Agency reported.  Nobody was hurt in the accident and the cargo on the train remained intact. The preliminarily damage estimate is around 800.000 crowns. The cause of the accident is being investigated.