Category: Tragedies

Update: Funfair heir Jan Kocka Jr. had 3.5 per mille blood-alcohol content and traces of cocaine in his system at time of September’s fatal D11 motorway crash, state prosecutor finally reveals (Blesk.cz) [Social Media Post]

Accidents / Alcohol / Carnies / Crime / Driving / Drugs / Social Media Posts / Tragedies

28 March, 2019

Update: Funfair heir Jan Kocka Jr. had 3.5 per mille blood-alcohol content and traces of cocaine in his system at time of September’s fatal D11 motorway crash, state prosecutor finally reveals (Blesk.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Flamboyant singer Daniel Nekonecny, frontman of 1990s band Sum svistu, dies aged 52 in his Prague-Reporyje home (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

Celebrities / Music / Social Media Posts / Tragedies

27 March, 2019

Flamboyant singer Daniel Nekonecny, frontman of 1990s band Sum svistu, dies aged 52 in his Prague-Reporyje home (iDNES.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Update: Local paper Prostejovsky denik says female friends killed by train near Pivin, Olomouc Region were 14 and 18; earlier reports said 19 and 18 (Denik.cz) [Social Media Post]

Local News / Social Media Posts / Tragedies / Trains

26 March, 2019

Update: Local paper Prostejovsky denik says female friends killed by train near Pivin, Olomouc Region were 14 and 18; earlier reports said 19 and 18 (Denik.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Two young women, aged 18 and 19, killed by train between Pivin and Nezamyslice, Olomouc Region, in apparent suicide (Blesk.cz) [Social Media Post]

Local News / Social Media Posts / Tragedies / Trains

25 March, 2019

Two young women, aged 18 and 19, killed by train between Pivin and Nezamyslice, Olomouc Region, in apparent suicide (Blesk.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Singer Vera Bila, “uncrowned queen of Romany music,” dies in hospital in Plzen, aged 64 (Blesk.cz) [Social Media Post]

Celebrities / Music / Social Media Posts / Tragedies

12 March, 2019

Singer Vera Bila, “uncrowned queen of Romany music,” dies in hospital in Plzen, aged 64 (Blesk.cz) [Social Media Post]

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Actor/dubber Jiri Pomeje dies, aged 54, following long battle with cancer (Blesk) [Social Media Post]

Celebrities / Film / Social Media Posts / Television / Tragedies

26 February, 2019

Actor/dubber Jiri Pomeje dies, aged 54, following long battle with cancer (Blesk) [Social Media Post]

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Man dies after falling from height in Palladium shopping centre, Prague 1-Nove Mesto (Nova) [Social Media Post]

Shopping / Social Media Posts / Tragedies

2 February, 2019

Man dies after falling from height in Palladium shopping centre, Prague 1-Nove Mesto (Nova) [Social Media Post]

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Jan Palach brought gun to Prague on day of 1968 invasion and considered shooting Russian soldiers, claims historian Petr Blazek (Aktualne) [Social Media Post]

Commies / History / Social Media Posts / Tragedies

23 January, 2019

Jan Palach brought gun to Prague on day of 1968 invasion and considered shooting Russian soldiers, claims historian Petr Blazek (Aktualne) [Social Media Post]

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Grim Statistic: Suicides caused 504 hours of delays on Czech railways in 2017 (Nova) [Facebook Post]

Czech Travel / Social Media Posts / Tragedies

25 April, 2018

Grim Statistic: Suicides caused 504 hours of delays on Czech railways in 2017 (Nova) [Facebook Post]

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12-year-old Columbian girl drowned in pool of Prague 8-Liben’s Hotel Spa Smisek; mum says she was sucked under by filtration system (Nova) [Facebook Post]

Accidents / Children / Prague Tourism / Social Media Posts / Swimming / Tragedies

4 September, 2017

12-year-old Columbian girl drowned in pool of Prague 8-Liben’s Hotel Spa Smisek; mum says she was sucked under by filtration system (Nova) [Facebook Post]

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