Thirty-five people have sustained minor injuries following a collision between two passenger trains in Prague, the Czech capital, on Wednesday morning.

The crash occurred when one train ran a red light and hit a stationary train from behind.

The incident prompted an emergency response from rescuers and railway authorities.

According to Dušan Gavenda, a spokesperson for the railway infrastructure company Správa Železnic, the crash resulted from one of the trains failing to stop at a red signal.

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Prague’s emergency services treated 35 individuals at the scene.

“There were light and medium injuries, but no one’s life was in danger,” emergency services spokeswoman Jana Poštová said.

She further explained that the injuries included bruises, scratches, and fractures, with one case involving a broken jaw.

Firefighters evacuated around 200 passengers from the trains, transferring them to another train for safety.

Police reported that one of the train drivers tested positive for alcohol on a breathalyzer test.

The driver has been taken for further blood tests to confirm the result.

Czech Railways, the national rail operator, acknowledged that one of its drivers had tested positive but emphasized that the accident was likely not his fault.

“According to the available information, the accident was not caused by our driver, but that does not make the situation any less serious,” Czech Railways stated.

The company indicated that the driver would face termination if the blood test confirmed intoxication.

The second train involved in the crash was operated by the Czech railway company KZC, according to reports from the Czech news agency CTK.

It’ll be recalled that earlier in June, a head-on collision between an express train and a freight train occured in the city of Pardubice which resulted in four fatalities and more than 20 injuries.