Czech highway closed amid heavy snow, multiple car crashes
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Heavy snow in the Czech Republic has caused dozens of car crashes and closed down the country's major highway.
The Czech Hydro-meteorological Institute has warned the snowfall was expected to hit six of the country's 14 regions, mostly in eastern Czech Republic.
The D1 highway, a key route that links the capital Prague with the country's east, was blocked at several places after multiple crashes, including trucks.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}At least two people have been injured.
Regional traffic control officials say some 100 car crashes were reported Tuesday in one southeastern region, where the country's second-largest city, Brno, is located.