On 8 August 2008, at approximately 10:30 local time (8:30 UTC), EuroCity train EC 108 Comenius, en route from Kraków, Poland, to Prague, Czech Republic, struck a part of a motorway bridge that had fallen onto the railroad track near the Studénka railway station in the Czech Republic.

[citation needed] On 8 August the workers were putting a beam to span between the two supports on the sides of the railroad track.

[1] The driver noticed the iron bridge structure swaying and immediately engaged the emergency brake and escaped from the control cab to the engine room, which is better protected against impact.

[6][7][8] Since the crash happened during the day and there were people present in the proximity of the track, the rescue units were notified about the situation almost instantly.

Twenty ambulances together with helicopters transported the injured into all the nearest hospitals in Ostrava, Nový Jičín, Frýdek-Místek, Opava, Bílovec, Olomouc and Valašské Meziříčí.

First accused was the Czech Railways company for letting trains travel at relatively high speeds in the construction area.