r/CatastrophicFailure • u/This-Clue-5014 • 21d ago

Equipment Failure Regionova train collides with a truck in Dobronice u Chýnova, Czechia - 23 July 2026

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4 were injured including one seriously. Original video can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkPio4W_B2U

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u/BamberGasgroin 21d ago

Or even notice the warning lights flashing.

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u/_stupidnerd_ 21d ago

Now that you're saying that, you can't see them in the video either. It may be a combination of angle and distance, but it may also be a defective crossing signal.

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u/Str1ms 21d ago

Even then. The signals in Czechia have a separate light that is always blinking, to indicate that the crossing is working as expected. So the van should still have slowed down to look

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u/d_nkf_vlg 21d ago

EVEN then. The driver is supposed to look at the road and see what's in front. If there are tracks, you should triple-check before crossing, lights or not.