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Osieck rail crash (Polish: Katastrofa kolejowa w Osiecku) was a major railway accident which occurred at 3:45 p.m. on 4 June 1981 near Osieck railway station in central Poland. As a result of collision between passenger and freight trains, 25 people died and 8 survivors were injured.
Osieck rail crash | |
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Details | |
Date | 4 June 1981 c. 3:45 pm |
Location | near Osieck railway station |
Country | Poland |
Operator | Polish State Railways |
Cause | Signal passed at danger |
Statistics | |
Trains | 2 |
Deaths | 25 |
Injured | 8 |
Accident
The crash occurred on a single stretch of line because track maintenance work was being carried out on a second track.
The direct cause of the accident was a signal passed at danger by the engineer of the Skierniewice-to-Łuków passenger train consisting of EN57 electric multiple unit, which left Osieck station without authority. EN57, travelling at 30 mph (50 km/h) collided head-on with the double-headed ironstone-transporting freight train approaching from Pilawa, hauled by an ET41-series electric locomotive. The first coach of EN57 was completely destroyed by the force of the collision.
Sources
- J. Reszka, "Cześć, giniemy! Największe katastrofy w powojennej Polsce", wyd. PAP, 2001
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