News: Czech car crash rivals the Dubai record

Thirty people were injured in a massive car chain collision accident on the D1 motorway between Prague and Brno in the Czech Republic yesterday. The crash involving 116 cars, left thousands blocked in the tailbacks along the motorway in a snowstorm.

It was was a record car jam for the Czech Republic, but it did not come close to the sad record the UAE set a couple of days ago, which involved 227 cars.

Update: The World Health Organisation says every year 1,2-million people die in road accidents, making it the seventh-biggest killer in the world, ahead of diabetes and malaria. (Full)

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News: Czech Police Lost Bridge

If you are in possession of a bridge, the Czech police would like to talk to you!

The police is investigating the theft of a 4 tonne railway bridge from the border town of Cheb. The company responsible for its maintenance raised the alarm when, ever alert, they noticed the bridge disappeared. The bridge was on a disused stretch of rail line just outside Cheb.
Martina Hruskova, a spokeswoman for the Czech police, commented to AFP: 'We are not sure if it was taken for personal use or for its scrap value.' Exactly what that 'personal use' might be was left unsaid. (Full)

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