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March 3, 2012
Two passenger trains collided near Szczekociny, Poland, resulting in 16 deaths and 58 injuries.
Szczekociny rail crash
The Szczekociny rail crash occurred on 3 March 2012 when two passenger trains collided head-on near the town of Szczekociny, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. Sixteen people died in the incident and 58 were injured. An investigative report showed that the cause of the crash was due to human error by train dispatchers and the train drivers.
Szczekociny
Szczekociny is a town on the Pilica river, in Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, with 3,612 inhabitants (2019).