Overview
- Firefighters and paramedics evacuated both trains and treated casualties at the scene.
- Ambulance officials reported two people seriously hurt and about 40 with minor injuries.
- The crash occurred around 6:20 a.m. near České Budějovice, roughly 100 miles south of Prague.
- Rail traffic between České Budějovice and Plzeň has been halted and is expected to resume in the afternoon.
- The rail operator Správa železnic confirmed the evacuation and said the cause remains under investigation.