Train collision in Slovakia leaves 13 hospitalized, PM says human error likely cause

Thirteen radical stay hospitalized aft a bid collision successful Slovakia

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia -- Thirteen radical who were injured successful a bid collision connected Sunday evening stay successful hospital, Slovak officials said Monday.

An explicit bid deed the backmost of a rider bid connected Sunday evening adjacent the municipality of Pezinok, northbound of the capital, Bratislava.

Officials said 79 passengers, retired of immoderate 800 successful total, were taken to hospitals, astir of them with airy injuries. Thirteen were inactive hospitalized connected Monday, cipher successful life-threatening condition, Health Minister Kamil Sasko said.

The collision was apt caused by quality error, Prime Minister Robert Fico said Monday, arsenic helium rejected the resignation of Transport Minister Jozef Raz implicit the 2nd specified incidental successful a month.

On Oct 13, 2 accelerated trains collided successful eastbound Slovakia, injuring dozens of passengers, including 2 who were successful a captious condition.

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