The man was come like a Czech in the accident on Tuesday afternoon claimed the lives of. Two trains were encountered on the single-track line between the West Bohemian Karlovy vary (Karlovy Vary) and the Saxon Johann Georg city with a high-speed frontal collision.

According to preliminary findings of the Ministry in Dresden are also among the injured, two German. A 49-year-old man had been flown with a rescue helicopter to the hospital in Zwickau. In addition, a 78-came-Year-old for the treatment to the hospital in Erlabrunn.

The police had one of the two drivers arrested. Him driving is placed casual danger to the General public to the load. The property damage to the vehicles was estimated to be at least 20 million crowns, the equivalent of almost EUR 750 000.

dpa