A tragic accident took place in the Czech Republic on Saturday, not far from the Austrian border. An old tank overturned during a private demonstration of historic military vehicles. All help came too late for two men, and eight others were injured. The Upper Austrian emergency services were also on site.
A tragic accident left two people injured and eight dead on Saturday, just steps from the Wullowitz border crossing. During a private event near the village of Horní Dvořiště, a World War II half-track tank slipped while crossing a bridge and fell into the stream below.
“Despite all the efforts of those involved, two men could not be saved and died at the scene of the accident. Another eight men escaped with hypothermia and bruises and were transported to the Český Krumlov hospital,” Petra Kafková, spokeswoman for the South Bohemian rescue services, said on the portal “blesk.cz”.
The Upper Austrian emergency services are also on site
Five fire brigades, four rescue vehicles, a three-member crisis response team and an Upper Austrian emergency medical helicopter were deployed to the scene.
Not the first tragic accident
Just a few kilometers further north, not far from the city of Kaplice, a terrible bus accident occurred in 2003. A tour bus full of Czech tourists fell down a slope there in 2003, killing 19 people and injuring another 34.
Source: Krone
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