PM praises work of emergency crews in Studenka train tragedy

Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka and other members of the cabinet have expressed shock over Wednesday’s tragic train crash in which two people were killed and 13 injured. The prime minister, Interior Minister Milan Chovanec and the governor of the Moravia-Silesia region Miroslav Novak visited the site of the accident shortly after the tragedy. The prime minister praised the work of the emergency crews, fire fighters and police for their highly professional response to the emergency and the speed with which they managed to release people trapped in the wreckage. He expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and said the government was ready to offer assistance to those in need.