Accident caused severe congestion in traffic

Police reported severe complications to traffic in Prague around mid-day on Friday after a bad accident on one of the city’s main arteries. The southern highway had to be closed for close to two hours after a serious accident involving several vehicles. A biker suffered serious head injuries in the crash and had to be airlifter from the high-way by helicopter. Although the road was reopened around 1pm traffic between Černý Most and Barrandov was heavily congested and problems spilled over into other parts of town as drivers sought to find shortcuts.