A family of five narrowly avoided a fatal collision with a high-speed Pendolino train at Zábřeh station on Sunday Czech Railways credited the alertness of the train driver who honked and applied the emergency brake The family had been crossing the tracks from the platform toward the station building as the Pendolino train A passenger train departing on a nearby track further obscured their view video footage circulating on social media revealed Police have classified the incident as a misdemeanor under the Railway Act which carries a potential fine of up to CZK 10,000 The father later reported the incident to police and his wife contacted Czech Railways to express their regret Blbost nÄ›kterých lidí je nekonečná. ZábÅ™eh na MoravÄ›. 🙄 pic.twitter.com/6pB3ffpbpr “There was a large crowd on the platform, and the man didn’t see signage prohibiting crossing the tracks,” police spokesman Libor Hejtman said “The family is very sorry for their actions.” The incident highlights ongoing concerns about pedestrian safety on railway tracks a moving train can take hundreds of meters to stop Authorities and experts urge the public to use designated crossings and underpasses to avoid similar accidents Your morning coffee deserves a great companion. Why not enjoy it with our daily newsletter? News from Czechia, curated insights, and inspiring stories in English. Did you find any incorrect or incomplete information? Please, let us know Team on the outskirts of Ostrava had to fight for his place in czech hockey in the strong competition of other teams and clubs from Ostrava but has found his way to the top division and became a dominant club in Ostrava after winning their first domestic title in 1952 Many former famous players are linked with the club as managers or coaches After two seasons Peter Oremus left his charge of head coach at Vitkovice after Sunday's defeat with Zlin."We had to take this decision: the team lost twelve of the eighteen matches it's logical" says general manager Petr Husička."Our results were poor despite invaluably beginning of the season Unfortunately the roster was plagued by injuries I spent two wonderful years here in Vitkovice" commented Peter Oremus Servette and Vitkovice add players for Spengler Geneve Servette announces the addition of goalie Robert Mayer (Hamilton Bulldogs) Finnish defenceman Markus Nordlund and forward Inti Pestoni - both from Ambrì-Piotta - for the upcoming Spengler Cup Czech club Vitkovice will have a Swiss player for the tournament Kloten Flyers' defenceman Gian-Andrea Randegger In the fourth game Finnish HPK beat Swedish Frölunda 4-3 Spengler Cup participants officially announced HC Davos and CSKA Moscow were officially announced as participants at the 87th Spengler Cup held in Davos (SUI) from 26 to 31 December 2013 Czech club HC HC Vitkovice will play at Spengler Cup along with HC Davos Rochester Americans and Genève-Servette HC Kazakh Barys Astana announced partecipation but it wasn't still confirmed by Spengler Committee Accidentaly both hattrick scorers of the round grew up in the team of Vítkovice Thomas Wellinger at Spengler with Vitkovice EHC Biel Swiss defender Thomas Wellinger will play Spengler Cup with Czech team HC Vitkovice.Wellinger is the sixth Biel player to play the traditional tournament besides Reto Berra and Patrick Kane (HC Davos) Marc-Antoine Pouliot and Tyler Seguin (Team Canada) Six games were played in Czech Extraliga today The program of the 2012 edition of the Spengler Cup which takes place from December 26 to 31 in Davos the six teams were divided into two groups Invited as special guest for its 75th anniversary, HC Fribourg-Gotteron will have the honor of playing the opening match against Russian Salavat Yulaev Ufa on December 26 afternoon. At night Team Canada and Adler Mannheim will open the Cattini group.Czech HC Vitkovice Steel completes the group Torriani while host HC Davos is the third team of Cattini Group. Here the complete fixture HC Vítkovice Ridera participates in season 2025-2026: Tipsport extraliga Luleå wins their second title in Sweden, 29 years after the first one. Read more» The Nashville Predators and Pittsburgh Penguins will face off in Stockholm, Sweden, on November 14 and 16, 2025, as part of the NHL Global Series. These games at the renovated Avicii Arena mark the 47th and 48th NHL contests held in ... Read more» The University of Ostrava has announced a public procurement for the general contractor for the construction of a new science research centre LERCO worth nearly 700 million CZK The total budget of the strategic project amounts to 1,874 billion CZK The LERCO research centre in Ostrava – Vítkovice area should house nine research teams in the fields of biomedicine The university has been preparing the project for several years all project documentation and building permits are ready and the construction can begin in autumn 2023 The opening is planned for the turn of 2025 and 2026 the LERCO project was submitted to the OPST call of the State Environmental Fund of the Czech Republic This is the second project submitted in this call in the region the project is working with the budget of 1,847 billion more than 700 million will be used to build a new research building on the premises of the Faculty of Medicine located in the former Ostrava-Zábřeh hospital It will be equipped with cutting-edge equipment Part of the project of the scientific research centre LERCO on the premises of the Faculty of Medicine in Ostrava-Vítkovice will also be the best instrumental and technical equipment A total of 9 scientific teams in the fields of biomedicine bolstered by excellent scientists and international experts and University Hospital Ostrava will be able to meet here Connection to the commercial sector will be ensured by cooperation with MSIC – Moravian-Silesian Innovation Centre former Vice-Rector for Strategy and Development of the University of Ostrava Science and research are the basic pillars supporting the transformation of the Moravian-Silesian Region The LERCO research centre of the UO is one of the strategic projects the Moravian-Silesian region will develop focal points of research with a broader impact such as improving the health care of the population attractive fields of study to the labor market increasing the attractiveness of the region for experts in the field of biomedicine as well as linking with the commercial sector and increasing the prestige of the region,” adds Roman Hájek We have secured a building permit and all the necessary project documentation for the construction we announced a public procurement for the general contractor and construction should start this autumn at the latest Every area of the project has already been worked out to the smallest detail One of the last steps in the three-year preparation is the announcement of public procurement for the general contractor of the five-floor building costing almost 700 million The project was in the planning stage for three years Biomedical research teams with high professional potential were carefully selected with the ambition to become an international centre of excellence we announced a public procurement for the general contractor and construction should start this autumn at the latest The opening is planned for the beginning of 2026 and full completion in 2027,” concludes Roman Hájek Přihlaste se k jeho odběru a my vám budeme pravidelně posílat výčet toho nejdůležitějšího