Osieck rail crash

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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
Details
Date4 June 1981
c. 3:45 pm
Locationnear Osieck railway station
CountryPoland
Operator Polish State Railways
Cause Signal passed at danger
Statistics
Trains2
Deaths25
Injured8

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.

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