Czech President Petr Pavel has been hospitalized after being injured in a motorbike accident, his workplace has stated.
The 62-year-old politician was admitted to the Navy College Hospital Prague (UVN) following the incident, the presidential workplace introduced on X (previously Twitter) on Thursday night.
“The accidents will not be severe however would require a brief commentary in UVN,” the assertion learn. “We’ll publish extra info when it turns into accessible.”
The circumstances of the incident weren’t instantly clear. Czech police acknowledged that because the damage had occurred at a personal sports activities circuit, and never on a public street, they weren’t treating it as a site visitors accident.
Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala was amongst these to want the president a speedy restoration in a social media message.
Pavel, a retired NATO basic, is thought for his ardour for motorcycling, which has continued after he took workplace. He was caught on video driving his motorbike with no helmet in April of final yr. He subsequently apologized on social media, asserting he would pay the utmost administrative wonderful.
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