Two die in crash near Prachatice

Two women died near the south-Bohemian of Prachatice on Monday morning after the car they were travelling in crashed into a tree. The twenty-seven-year-old driver of the car was airlifted to hospital where his condition has been described as critical. Police investigating the crash say it appears as though the driver lost control of his vehicle after falling asleep at the wheel.

The fatal accident follows on the heels of one of the worst months in the Czech Republic in recent years as regards road safety. 114 people died on Czech roads in September as opposed to 94 people last year with 16 people dying in car accidents last weekend alone.