What is Milavče train crash?
The '''Milavče train crash''' happened when two passenger trains collided head-on in [[Milavče]], [[Plzeň Region]], [[Czech Republic]] on 4 August 2021. Three people were killed and 67 others injured.<ref name=Reuters040821>{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/two-dead-after-trains-collide-czech-republic-news-agency-ctk-2021-08-04/ |title=Munich-Prague train collides with Czech commuter service, three dead |first=Jiri |last=Skacel |publisher=Reuters |accessdate=4 August 2021 |archive-date=4 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804151325/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/two-dead-after-trains-collide-czech-republic-news-agency-ctk-2021-08-04/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The trains were a local service and an international service from [[Munich]], [[Germany]] to [[Prague]]. Both trains were operated by [[České dráhy]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.merkur.de/welt/zugunglueck-tschechien-muenchen-prag-alex-aktuell-domazlice-bayern-pilsen-zr-90900742.html|title=Expresszug aus München kollidiert mit Regionalbahn nahe Bayerns Grenze – Weiterer Toter gemeldet |trans-title=Express train from Munich collides with regional train near Bavaria's border - another dead reported |language=German |publisher=[[Münchner Merkur]]|date=4 August 2021|access-date=5 August 2021}}</ref> The cause of the accident is unknown if it was either caused by technological or human error.<ref name=BBC58083778>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58083778 |title=Three dead in train crash near Czech-German border |publisher=BBC News Online |accessdate=4 August 2021 |archive-date=4 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210804151512/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58083778 |url-status=live }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{Europe-stub}} [[Category:2021 disasters in Europe]] [[Category:August 2021 events]] <!--[[Category:Disasters in the Czech Republic]]--> [[Category:2020s in the Czech Republic]] [[Category:Railway accidents in Europe]] [[Category:Plzeň Region]