Ten people die on Czech roads over course of tragic weekend

The past weekend was the worst in terms of road fatalities since last September, the Czech News Agency reports. Ten people, most of them between the ages of 18 and 21, lost their lives in accidents, the worst being an early-morning crash on Sunday in the region of Znojmo in which four young people died. In the accident, the driver drove into a ditch before the vehicle hit the concrete part of a small bridge. The car caught fire; witnesses were able to pull the driver from the vehicle to try first aid, but were unable to save his life. The others who perished were two young men and a young woman.

Author: Jan Velinger