Tram crash kills three in Ostrava

Three people died, and 38 were injured, when two trams collided in the North Moravian town of Ostrava on Friday. The Czech rail inspectorate is calling the accident one of the worst in recent history. Police are investigating one of the drivers, who is thought to have ignored signposts and driven the wrong way down a one-way stretch of track. His tram collided head-on with a second. According to the rescue services, 15 of those injured are in a critical condition. All those trapped in the trams following on from the accident have now been rescued, though work continues at the scene.