D11 motorway near Bernartice: two fall from unfinished bridge

On Saturday, Oct. 24, two people fell from an unfinished bridge on the D11 motorway under construction near Bernartice in the Trutnov district. One of them died at the scene; the other, who suffered a head injury, was taken to hospital.

The fall happened after 9:30 a.m. According to the Hradec Králové Region ambulance service, two crews from Trutnov were dispatched and an air ambulance helicopter flew to the scene. “Despite all the efforts of the rescuers and doctors, the injured person unfortunately died at the scene from the injuries sustained,” the medics wrote on the social network X.

After receiving treatment, the second injured person, who had a head injury, was taken by ground transport to the hospital in Trutnov for further examination. The statement gives no other details about the incident.

Around Prague, based on reporting by novinky.cz