updated today 14:03
Milan Kilian
Reporter of the Pilsen region
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Another truck got stuck under the viaduct in Luby near Klatov, which has already been fatal to a number of trucks and this year a person even died in one of these accidents, on Friday around 1 p.m.
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Truck accident under the viaduct in Klatovy in the street 5. května.
| Photo: HZS PK
“The road is impassable,” informed fire department spokesman Petr Poncar. Trains will pass, but at a limited speed.
“The driver of the 1983 MAN truck caught the bridge structure with the hydraulic arm. The damage to the car is estimated at approximately one million crowns, the bridge has not yet been estimated,” police spokeswoman Barbora Šmaterová said before 2 p.m. She added that the road is currently impassable, and the exact time cannot yet be determined. According to the server https://dopravniinfo.cz, the busy road could be closed on May 5 until 3:45 p.m.
According to Šmaterová, trains can pass through the place, but they must limit their speed.
The emergency medical service also went to the scene, but apparently the driver did not suffer any serious injuries.
