Four people killed and 23 injured in Czech Republic train crash

Firefighters stand by two trains that collided in Pardubice (AP Photo/Stanislav Hodina)

A passenger train has collided head-on with a freight train in the Czech Republic, killing at least four people and injuring 27 others, officials said.

Interior minister Vit Rakusan said the crash happened late on Wednesday in the city of Pardubice, about 62 miles east of Prague.