“We had to cancel the concert. The unfortunate event happened twenty minutes before the performance, when we were already ready behind the stage. The lightning struck the tree a few steps away from us!” Karolina Neuvirthová Gudasová (31) told Bleska on the way home.
“Fortunately, our team is fine. We called the ambulance, cooperated with the paramedics, took care of the children in the cultural center. We hope for the whole team that everyone will be fine,” said the shocked singer and wife of former national team goalkeeper Michal Neuvirth (36). According to Blesku information, she should have had a relative among the injured!
“In any case, we will replace the concert for the children in Vratislavice in the near future and put a smile on their faces.”
The incident happened around 3:30 p.m. “During the rain and storm, the lightning struck the tree and fell to the ground,” said police spokeswoman Klára Jeníčková. Paramedics have activated a trauma plan, which ensures the necessary number of staff and beds. This plan was terminated after about two hours.
Václav Řičář, the spokesman of the Liberec hospital, said on Czech television that all patients admitted to the hospital in Liberec are conscious. “The injuries are not serious. I can confirm that all the patients are conscious, none of them have been burned,” the spokesman said.