Express train travelling from Krakow, Poland, to Prague crashes

On 8 August 2008 an international express train traveling from Krakow, Poland, to Prague crashed in the Czech Republic, causing fatalities. The train was traveling at approximately 90 mph/140 kph when it crashed into a collapsed bridge near the town of Studentka, located on the northeastern border between Czech Republic and Poland. A Czech Railways spokesperson stated that at least six people were killed in the crash but he added that firefighters have not finished a search of the wreckage, leaving open the possibility that the number of casualties will increase.