Category: Accidents

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Accidents / Czech Tourism / Firefighters / Leisure Time in Prague / Leisure Time in the Czech Republic / Prague Tourism / Social Media Posts

19 July, 2019

Fire service inspections of 178 Czech “escape rooms” find two-thirds have safety issues; more than half occupy premises that haven’t been certified for this kind of use (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Accidents / Driving / Environment / Local News / Social Media Posts

17 July, 2019

Breaking: Barrels containing 94% concentration of sulphuric acid leaking from crashed lorry on D1 motorway near Kromeriz, Zlin Region (east of Brno); driver hospitalised with burns (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Accidents / Alcohol / Crime / Foreigners / Law / Social Media Posts / Tragedies

16 July, 2019

Update: Drunk-driving Russian entrepreneur Oleg Gubin sentenced “in absentia” to 9 years’ prison for killing Colombian tourist on Prague pedestrian crossing on New Year’s Day 2018; Gubin fled Czech Republic after posting million-crown bail (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Accidents / Driving / Old People / Social Media Posts / Trains

16 June, 2019

Video: Man saves 85-year-old motorcyclist lying unconscious on railway tracks from oncoming train in Kostelec nad Orlici, Hradec Kralove Region; senior biker had hit level-crossing barrier (Policie České republiky on Facebook) [Social Media Post]

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Accidents / Driving / Social Media Posts

11 June, 2019

Oops: Young man crashes car through window of Benzina petrol station on Jizni spojka section of Prazsky okruh ring road, Praha 10-Zabehlice; tests negative for drink or drugs (Novinky.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Accidents / Firefighters / Social Media Posts

6 June, 2019

Update: Tuesday evening’s fire in apartment building on U Smaltovny street, Prague 7-Holesovice started in flat occupied by man who trades in stage pyrotechnics; cops investigating whether pyrotechnics and weapons stored there were legally held (Novinky.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Accidents / Firefighters / Social Media Posts

5 June, 2019

Around 15 people injured in fire in apartment building on U Smaltovny street, Prague 7-Holesovice, including three firefighters; 45 people evacuated; rescue complicated by exploding “pyrotechnics” in building (Blesk.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Accidents / Czechs Abroad / Driving / Foreigners / Police / Social Media Posts / Tragedies

31 May, 2019

Video: German traffic cop deeply unimpressed by Czech truck driver taking photos of fatal road accident in northern Bavaria (CT24 on Facebook) [Social Media Post]

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Accidents / Celebrities / Fotbal / Sex / Social Media Posts / Sport / Violence

31 May, 2019

Viktoria Plzen footballers David Limbersky and Joel Ngandu Kayamba got into fight with bouncers at Prague strip club on same night (19/20 May) that team-mate Michael Krmencik’s Land Rover crashed into four parked cars in Prague 9-Cerny Most sidliste; occasion was Limbersky’s stag night (VIP Sport) [Social Media Post]

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Accidents / Aeroplanes / Andrej Babis / Czechs Abroad / Police / Politics / Security / Social Media Posts

29 May, 2019

Breaking: Shot accidentally fired onboard plane carrying Prime Minister Andrej Babis by member of his security detail; nobody injured; incident took place while plane was still at Brussels airport (Ceska televize) [Social Media Post]

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