On the night of January 15, a truck got stuck on Nerudova Street, near Prague Castle, damaging a parked car.
The driver told firefighters he had followed his navigation system into the narrow historic streets.
The truck could not move forward. While trying to reverse, it hit a parked car.
Firefighters and police helped the truck get back on the road and leave safely.
Incidents like this are common in the Czech Republic and abroad. Last February, a Czech truck driver got stuck on a ski slope in Austria.
In Berchtesgaden, Bavaria, a woman ignored road signs and ended up on a toboggan run after relying on her GPS. In February 2024, an 18-year-old driver in Český Krumlov drove onto a ski slope and crashed into a cable car pole.
Authorities warn drivers to be careful in historic city centers. Narrow streets and pedestrian zones make GPS guidance unreliable.
Dnes v noci zasahovali hasiči z HÚOPH společně s @PolicieCZ v ulici Nerudova. Navigace sem dovedla řidiče kamionu, který se zasekl v polovině ulice, ale nemohl se dostat dál. Při pokusu o návrat poškodil jedno zaparkované vozidlo. Kamion se díky koordinaci všech zasahujících… pic.twitter.com/AQjwREQdlE
— Hasiči Praha 🚒 (@HasiciPraha) January 15, 2026
