A head-on collision of two passenger cars occurred shortly before noon on 16 October 2026 in Jarošov nad Nežárkou on road I/23 in the South Bohemian Region. Paramedics treated six people. Three ambulances, a vehicle with a physician and an air-rescue helicopter were dispatched to the crash.[1][2]

Václav Burian, spokesman of the South Bohemian paramedics, said that one of the participants was flown to hospital in České Budějovice after treatment. Paramedics took five other people to hospital in Jindřichův Hradec.[1][2] According to the paramedics' spokesman, the participant flown by helicopter suffered moderate injuries, and the five others were suspected of light to moderate injuries.[1]

According to spokeswoman Vendula Matějů, firefighters helped with treating and transporting the injured, secured the wrecked cars and directed traffic. The road remained passable with increased caution.[2] Police officers also attended the scene, along with paramedics and firefighters.[2]

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Chronology

  • — Six people were injured in a head-on collision of two cars in Jarošov nad Nežárkou in the South Bohemian Region, and a helicopter was deployed at the scene. iDNES.cz Budějcká Drbna

Sources

  1. iDNES.cz — 16 October 2026
  2. Budějcká Drbna — 16 October 2026