Heavy snows disrupts traffic

Heavy snow disrupted traffic and caused accidents in many parts of the Czech Republic on Thursday. The D5 motorway linking Prague with the German border saw several accidents resulting in traffic jams in the morning. Several trucks slid off the road near the city of Plzeň, while police closed one lane of the motorway due to a truck accident near Stříbro. In Prague, a pile-up occurred on a section of the city’s ring road, halting traffic for several hours. An emergency has been declared in parts of eastern Bohemia with some minor roads closed for traffic. Several train lines in eastern and northern Bohemia and northern Moravia are also temporarily suspended. More snow is expected across the country in the coming days.

Author: Jan Richter