Train hits stones left on tracks near České Budějovice, Czechia

Near České Budějovice on Monday at about 6:30 p.m., a passenger train hit stones deliberately placed on the tracks between the stations of Nová Ves u Českých Budějovic and České Budějovice. According to Martin Kavka, a spokesperson for the Railway Administration (Správa železnic), the train did not derail and no one was injured.

All emergency services are at the scene. Police are investigating the incident on suspicion of endangering the public. Police spokesperson Jiří Macner said officers are looking for witnesses: anyone who saw people or a suspiciously parked car on the tracks between these stations around 6:30 p.m. on Monday. They should call 158.

Traffic on the section has been halted, reportedly until 9:30 p.m. A similar incident happened a week earlier in Česká Lípa: there, too, no one was hurt, and police are likewise investigating it as endangering the public.

Around Prague, based on reporting by novinky.cz