BRATISLAVA, Nov 10: Seventy-nine people have been hospitalized in Slovakia after a train collision near the capital, Bratislava, the Emergency Medical Services Operations Center said on Monday.
“Seventy-nine patients were taken to hospitals after the train accident,” the center said on social media.
Three people were seriously injured, while 60 others sustained minor injuries. All the patients were conscious upon admission.
The collision occurred on Sunday when two trains collided near Bratislava. According to Slovak police, the crash was not head-on, and the trains did not derail as a result of the impact.
Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok said during a televised briefing that dozens were injured and eleven people were taken to the hospital. “There were no deaths in the crash,” he said.
The minister is traveling to the crash site, confirmed ministry spokesperson Matej Neumann.
The state-run passenger rail company ZSSK said it is working closely with the railway infrastructure operator ZSR, the police, and emergency services to manage the situation.
According to TASR, the injured have been admitted to four hospitals under the Bratislava University Hospital (UNB) network.
ZSSK added that train services in the area have been disrupted and are expected to be gradually fully restored. An investigation into the cause of the accident is ongoing.
According to state-run passenger carrier ZSSK, cited by the News Agency of the Slovak Republic (TASR), the accident occurred shortly after train REX 1814, travelling from Nitra to Bratislava, left Pezinok station and collided head-on with train Ex 620. The impact caused several carriages to derail.
“Emergency services are responding at the scene of the accident, and several injuries have been reported. ZSSK is currently working closely with state-run railway infrastructure operator ZSR, the police, and emergency services,” the ZSSK communications department said in a statement quoted by TASR. (UNI)
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