2 Trains Collide in Poland, Injuring 60 People

[MrFSS]

WARSAW, Poland – Two trains collided in southern Poland on Saturday evening, an accident that has apparently killed several people, injured around 60 and appears to be one of the worst rail disasters in the country in recent years, a government minister said.

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Polish media broadcast images of white and green train cars that are warped and appeared to be knocked off their tracks. The cause of the collision was not immediately clear, but it occurred north of Krakow in the small town of Szczekociny.

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One of the trains was traveling from Warsaw to Krakow and the other was headed from the eastern city of Przemysl to Warsaw, the news agency PAP reported.

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[NJCoastExp]

WARSAW, Poland – Two trains collided in southern Poland on Saturday evening, an accident that has apparently killed several people, injured around 60 and appears to be one of the worst rail disasters in the country in recent years, a government minister said.

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Polish media broadcast images of white and green train cars that are warped and appeared to be knocked off their tracks. The cause of the collision was not immediately clear, but it occurred north of Krakow in the small town of Szczekociny.

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One of the trains was traveling from Warsaw to Krakow and the other was headed from the eastern city of Przemysl to Warsaw, the news agency PAP reported.

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This head-on collision happened on one of Poland's high-speed (MAS 100 MPH) lines with passenger load equivalent to 2 sold-out Vermonters on board.

 

[MrFSS]

Now they are saying there was an American passenger among the dead.

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[NJCoastExp]

Both trains operated between 2 major tourist spots in Poland, so chances are there were quite a few foreign passeners on board. There is very limited in-country air service and on that route Warsaw-Krakow average trip time is just under 3 hours by train. Both airpots are located about 30 min drive from the city. Train service is very price and time competitive.