Traffic on D1 motorway collapses

Traffic on a major Czech motorway connecting Prague and Brno collapsed on Thursday due to a massive pile-up caused by snowing. Lanes in both directions on the D1 motorway between the capital and the country’s second largest city, Brno, were blocked by more than 100 crashed vehicles. Six people suffered serious injuries in the accident, while another 26 had to receive medical treatment. Convoys of vehicles in both directions were about 40 km long with thousands of trapped people while trucks have been completely diverted from the motorway. Interior Minister Ivan Langer told Czech TV that he was considering calling in the army to help.