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At a tram stop Falling ledge kills man in Prague

dpa

8.8.2024 - 19:10

A man was killed by a falling ledge during a thunderstorm in Prague.
A man was killed by a falling ledge during a thunderstorm in Prague.
Bild: Uncredited/Prague’s Fire Rescue Department/AP

A piece of a building ledge has fallen onto a tram stop in Prague, killing a man. TV pictures from Thursday showed a hole in the roof of the bus shelter. At the time of the accident, a thunderstorm was raging over the Czech capital.

DPA

08.08.2024, 19:10

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  • A man has been killed by a falling piece of building roof in Prague.
  • The man was in a waiting shelter at a tram stop.
  • At the time of the accident, a thunderstorm was raging over the Czech capital.
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Lazarska Street was closed for around two hours and firefighters removed around 100 kilograms of material from a building that could also have fallen. Further details had not yet been clarified