One dead, 19 hurt as train rams bus in Czechia

The train collided with the truck at a level crossing. Pic/AP

A train collided with a truck in eastern Czech Republic, also known as Czechia on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring at least 19 people.

Officials said the driver of the train was killed and that the injured have been taken to nearby hospitals with no life threatening injuries.

Police said there were 60 people on the train at the time of the crash. The train heading for Prague, the country's capital, hit a truck at a crossing near the town of Bohumin. It was not clear why the truck was on the tracks.

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