Train-Lorry Collision in Nove Zamky Claims Driver's Life

Nove Zamky, 26 February (TASR) - A train and a lorry collided at a railway crossing in Nove Zamky (Nitra region) on Thursday, with the lorry driver succumbing to his injuries at the scene, the police have posted on a social network, adding that according to first reports, six of the 17 people on the train sustained injuries. The police said that the reasons haven't been determined yet. "Fires broke out on both lorry and train as a result of the impact," said the police. The lorry driver was trapped in his cab. "Despite the efforts of emergency services, his life couldn't be saved," stated the police, adding that the injured were transported to hospital. Passenger rail carrier ZSSK has reported on a social network that passenger trains from Nitra to Nove Zamky and in the opposite direction, as well as from Nove Zamky to Levice, will be rerouted via Palarikovo station. Banov station will not be served for technical reasons. jrg/df