Osieck rail crash

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 passengers and freight trains, 25 people died and 8 survivors were injured.

Osieck rail crash
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Date	4 June 1981
Time	c. 3:45 pm
Location	near Osieck railway station
Country	Poland
Operator	Polish State Railways
Cause	Signal passed at danger
Trains	2
Deaths	25
Injuries	8

Accident

The crash occurred on a single stretch of line because of maintenance track works was being carried out on a second track.

Direct cause of the accident was passed signal and danger by engineer of Skierniewice to Łuków passenger train consisting of EN57 electric multiple unit and left Osieck station without authority. EN57, travelling at 30 mph (50 km/h) colided head-on with double-headed ironstone-transporting freight train approached from Pilawa hauled by ET41 series electric locomotive. The first coach of EN57 was completely destroyed by force of the collision.

Sources

J. Reszka, "Cześć, giniemy! Największe katastrofy w powojennej Polsce", wyd. PAP, 2001

Railway accidents in 1981 (1981)

Location and date	Brandsen, Argentina (8 March) Osieck, Poland (4 June) Bihar, India (6 June) Seer Green, United Kingdom (11 December)

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