BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A train traveling from the Czech capital of Prague to the Hungarian capital of Budapest collided with a local bus in southern Slovakia on Thursday, leaving at least seven people dead and five injured, officials said.
Some 200 people were aboard the Eurocity train when the accident took place shortly after 5 p.m. (1500 GMT) near the town of Nove Zamky, police and the Slovak railway company ZSSK said.
The deaths and injuries were confirmed by Slovakia’s rescue service, and ZSSK said none of the deaths were aboard the train.
Video footage showed that the engine of the train was on fire, and railway officials said the bus was badly damaged in the crash and broken into two parts.
Interior Minister Matus Sutai Estok visited the scene of the accident. He said the dead were not immediately identified.
The major train track linking Slovakia's capital, Bratislava, with Budapest was to remain closed until at least 4 a.m. (0200 GMT). The stranded passengers aboard the stricken train were being transported by buses to the town of Sturovo on the Hungarian border, ZSSK said.
The bus driver survived the crash
The injured were transported to hospitals in nearby towns and cities because the local one was closed Thursday after some parts of it were flooded after a heavy rain overnight.
The driver of the engine, a Czech national, escaped with light burns, said the Czech Railways, its owner. The other four injured people were travelers aboard the bus.
It was not immediately clear what caused the crash, and authorities were investigating. The crossing is protected by gates.
Slovakia's President Peter Pellegrini, who was in Brussels to attend a summit of European Union leaders, offered his condolences to relatives of the dead.
“I wish the injured a speedy recovery and thank the doctors and rescue teams for their work done,” Pellegrini said. “I wish that such catastrophes would spare Slovakia in the future.”
Firefighters vehicles and emergency vehicles on the site of the collision of a bus with a train near the town of Nove Zamky, Slovakia, Thursday, June 27, 2024. Officials in Slovakia says that a train traveling from the Czech capital of Prague to the Hungarian capital of Budapest collided with a bus in southern Slovakia, leaving at least five people dead and five injured. Police and railway officials say that more than 100 people were aboard the Eurocity train when the accident took place shortly after 5 p.m. (1500 GMT) in the town of Nove Zamky. (Henrich Misovic/TASR via AP)
ATLANTA (AP) — Adam Duvall's single in the 10th inning drove in Luke Williams from second base and the Atlanta Braves overcame a strong start by Pittsburgh rookie Paul Skenes to beat the Pirates 2-1 on Saturday.
Duvall lined the single off Kyle Nicholas (0-2) to the wall in center field, bringing home Williams, who started the inning on second. Braves players charged out of the dugout to celebrate.
Edward Olivares was tagged out at the plate when trying to score from third base on a wild pitch by Daysbel Hernández (2-0) in the top of the 10th. Olivares was initially ruled safe but the Braves challenged and a review showed Hernández caught the throw from Travis d’Arnaud and tagged Olivares before he reached the plate.
Skenes allowed one run on six hits in six innings and was typically dominant after giving up Jarred Kelenic's homer to open the game. Skenes struck out the side in the sixth, giving him nine for the game.
Bryan Reynolds extended his hitting streak to 25 games when he tripled off the right-field wall with two outs in the ninth. It is the longest streak in the majors this season and the Pirates' longest since Kenny Lofton's 26-game streak in 2003.
Raisel Iglesias ended the ninth on Olivares' grounder to the mound.
Kelenic pulled a fastball from Skenes into the second row of the right-field seats. It was Kelenic's ninth homer of the season and his fifth in 14 games since moving to the leadoff spot.
Michael A. Taylor singled off Max Fried to lead off the fifth and moved to third on two walks. With one out, Taylor scored on a sacrifice fly to right field by Olivares for a 1-1 tie.
With two outs in the sixth and Ke'Bryan Hayes on second base following a single and stolen base, Duvall made a running catch at the wall in right field of Taylor's drive to end the inning.
The Pirates had runners on second and third with two outs in the eighth when Kelenic made a running catch of Yasmani Grandal’s drive at the wall in center field.
Fried allowed one run in six innings.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Pirates: Oneil Cruz, hitting .167 for the last two weeks and .236 for the season, did not start with the left-handed Fried on the mound. Cruz has hit only .114 against left-handers. Jared Triolo made the fill-in start. Cruz struck out as a pinch hitter against right-hander Pierce Johnson in the seventh, with strike three called on a batter's infraction.
Braves: RHP Ian Anderson will start for Class-A Augusta on Sunday as he continues his comeback from Tommy John surgery. ... OF Ramón Laureano may be held out until Tuesday as he recovers from lower back soreness. He did not start for the third straight game.
UP NEXT
Braves RHP Spencer Schwellenbach (1-3, 5.40) will make his first start against Pittsburgh when the rookie faces LHP Bailey Falter (3-6, 4.00) in Sunday's game, scheduled for an unusual 11:35 a.m. first pitch for Roku TV. Falter's last win came against Atlanta on May 24.
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Atlanta Braves pitcher Max Fried (54) delivers in the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Pittsburgh Pirates second baseman Nick Gonzales (39) kneels injured against the Atlanta Braves in the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Atlanta Braves pitcher Max Fried (54) delivers to Pittsburgh Pirates' Edward Olivares (38) in the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Atlanta Braves pitcher Max Fried (54) delivers in the first inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes (30) works from the mound against the Atlanta Braves in the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Connor Joe (2) looks for a fould ball against the Atlanta Braves in the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Atlanta Braves pitcher Max Fried (54) works in the third inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes (30) walks in the dugout in the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Atlanta Braves' Ozzie Albies (1) slides back to first base against Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Connor Joe (2) in the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Atlanta Braves pitcher Max Fried (54) wipes sweat in the third inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes (30) walks in the dugout in the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
An official checks the glove and hands of Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes (30) in the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen (22) sits in the dugout in the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Yasmani Grandal (6) speaks with pitcher Paul Skenes (30) in the third inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Atlanta Braves pitcher Max Fried (54) deleivers against Pittsburgh Pirates' Bryan Reynolds (10) in the first inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes (30) works from the mound against the Atlanta Braves in the third inning of a baseball game, Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
