One dead, several injured after train collides with truck in Poland
Prosecutors are investigating rail-disaster charges as union leaders warn that level-crossing crashes happen every second day.
- Shortly before 12:00 on Wednesday, a PKP Intercity train collided with a truck at a level crossing near Sokolniki Suche, causing six carriages and the locomotive to derail.
- Deputy Infrastructure Minister Piotr Malepszak reported the truck driver claimed "he was blinded by the sun" before entering the crossing despite active warning lights.
- Twenty people were injured, four seriously, and emergency services confirmed one fatality among the 120 passengers aboard during the collision.
- Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced a "radical toughening of the rules" to punish drivers who ignore level crossing barriers and red lights.
- Citing "growing safety concerns on Polish railways," the main train drivers' union announced a go-slow protest for Friday demanding action from those responsible for safety.
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The exact circumstances of the accident are being investigated.
Poland's rail services were hit by widespread complications on Friday due to protest action by train drivers slowing trains at crossings, and this is reflected in train delays. The journey by some connections was lengthened by two to three hours, the Polish news agency PAP wrote.
What is almost normal in Germany becomes a protest action for the Polish railway. After a serious accident, the train driver union calls for slow driving - many trains are late, some are completely out. Behind this there is a big problem.
The delays and cancellations of long-distance trains take place on Friday in Poland due to the driving protest.
With an unusual protest action, Polish train drivers want to draw attention to the dangers at unrestricted railway crossings.
A lot of patience is required at Polish railway crossings on Friday: trains are only supposed to pass there at the slippery pace. Behind this is a protest action after a fatal railway accident.
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