Trucks collide due to heavy snow on Czech roads

Across the country, new snowfalls have been leading to car and truck collisions, road blockades and traffic jams. Five cars collided on the D5 highway some 20 kilometers from Prague on Tuesday morning and the D1 highway from Prague to Brno had to be partly closed down due to a pile-up. Traffic police reported numerous accidents around the country and have warned drivers to exercise extreme caution. Meteorologists have also been issuing warnings and are predicting severe conditions on Czech roads on Tuesday night, when temperatures will drop from -9 degrees Celsius in the evening to up to -25 degrees Celsius at night.