Five dead after the train and bus crash in Slovakia

At least five people have lost their lives after an international express train crashed into a bus at a crossing south of Slovakia, emergency workers say.

The accident occurred near the town of Nove Zamky, about 80km east of the capital, Bratislava, according to a post of emergency Facebook services, broadcasts Klankosova.tv.

News agencies report that at least five others were injured in the incident, which took place about five o'clock.