China News Service, July 8, according to Reuters, a spokesman for the Czech Emergency Services said that on the 7th local time, two trains collided in the northwest of the country, killing at least two people and injuring 24 others.

  According to reports, the accident occurred between Pernimic and the spa town of Karlovy Vary, near the German border. Nine of the injured are in serious condition.

  According to local media, the two trains collided less than 1 km from the Pernimeck station. One of the trains was originally intended to travel to John George Town, Germany. Among the dead was a German citizen.

  A spokesman for the Czech Emergency Services said that there were German citizens among the injured. Allegedly, after the accident, the German emergency services also came to the scene to provide assistance to the injured.