Disasters & Incidents
Poland train crash kills one, injures 20
A train carrying about 120 passengers collided with a cement truck and derailed in Sokolniki Suche in east-central Poland, killing one person and injuring 20, authorities said Wednesday.
Karolina Jaworska, a press officer for the Mazowian region police, said one person had died and appeared to be a passenger. PKP Intercity, the long-distance railway carrier, said 20 people were injured, including four seriously.
The crash happened about 100 kilometres south of Warsaw. Mazowian police said six wagons and the locomotive derailed.
Deputy infrastructure minister Piotr Malepszak told TVN24 that Polish authorities had initial testimony from the cement truck driver, who said he had been blinded by the sun. Malepszak said the circumstances of the crash still had to be confirmed.
Emergency services, railway representatives and prosecutors were at the site examining the crash, authorities said.
Speaking after the accident, Prime Minister Donald Tusk called for stricter regulations for drivers who violate railway crossing signals.
Update
Deputy infrastructure minister Piotr Malepszak said authorities had initial testimony from the cement truck driver that he was blinded by the sun, while the circumstances remained unconfirmed.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk called after the crash for stricter regulations for drivers who violate railway crossing signals.
Source note: AFP news report published on 9 September 2026 at 14:46:33 UTC.
Uncertainty notes
The exact circumstances and cause of the collision have not been confirmed.
Police said the person who died appeared to be a passenger, but that detail was not stated as final.
Source
AFP news report published on .