On Saturday, 31 October 2026, shortly before five o'clock in the morning, a fatal traffic accident occurred near the village of Sytno in the Tachov region. A passenger car went off the road after a right-hand bend and crashed head-on into a tree.[1][2]
The driver died at the scene, while the passenger was injured and taken by paramedics to a medical facility. According to regional police spokeswoman Barbora Kunešová, the driver likely failed to adjust his speed to the road conditions. A judicial autopsy was ordered for the deceased driver, and investigators from Tachov are looking into the circumstances of the accident.[1][2][3]
Road 605 was restricted in the vicinity of the accident but was later fully reopened to traffic.[1]
Sources
- Blesk.cz — 31 October 2026
- Plzeňská Drbna — 31 October 2026
- Novinky.cz — 31 October 2026