On the afternoon of Thursday, June 4, a tragic collision occurred on Vídeňská Street in Prague’s Krč district, where a male cyclist died after colliding with a bus. The incident took place heading away from the city center, just before the intersection with U Krčského nádraží Street—one of the busiest traffic hubs in the southern part of Prague.
According to police spokesperson Richard Hrdina, who spoke to Novinky.cz regarding the incident, the cyclist succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
The collision occurred at a spot where a sharrow (cyklopiktogram) on the roadway guides cyclists through the right-hand lane across the intersection along Vídeňská Street. At the same time, a shared pedestrian and bicycle path, designated as route A22, runs alongside the road via a partial transition, continuing toward Krč and the Vltava River. Vídeňská Street is used by cyclists traveling other routes. The area experiences heavy traffic.
„We are deeply saddened by this news. We would like to express our heartfelt condolences to all the loved ones of the victim and to the entire cycling community. Cycling in the city should not be a daily fight for survival,“ stated the AutoMat association (Editor’s note: ‚Městem na kole‘ is an independent project of this association).
The association also pointed out that while the number of people using bicycles for transportation in Prague has been rising long-term, car traffic is also increasing. According to AutoMat, city leadership is failing to respond to this trend quickly enough by building safe cycling infrastructure.
AutoMat also criticized the way some media outlets reported on the accident. According to the association, initial reports focused primarily on the traffic impact and resulting delays, while the loss of human life itself remained in the background. The organization simultaneously urged all road users to show mutual consideration and respect.
This tragic accident comes at a time when Prague is facing a long-term increase in the number of accidents involving cyclists. As shown by an analysis published on this website, 2025 was a record-breakingly poor year for cyclist safety. The police recorded a total of 393 accidents involving bicycles and scooters, representing a year-on-year increase of 69 cases and the highest figure in available statistical history.
Three people died in these accidents, another 16 sustained serious injuries, and 268 people suffered minor injuries. In 105 cases, the accidents resulted in no injuries. According to the analysis, the trend of a growing number of accidents continues despite adopted strategies and declared support for active mobility. Statistics show that in accidents involving motor vehicles, cyclists were at fault in 39% of cases.
This is an adjusted machine translation using Gemini of this article: https://mestemnakole.cz/2026/06/muz-jedouci-na-kole-zemrel-po-stretu-s-autobusem-na-videnske-ulici-v-praze/
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