Passenger killed after train hits truck at Poland level crossing
It is the second such incident in Poland in days and the prime minister says tough new regulations are needed.
Passenger killed after train hits truck at Poland level crossing
It is the second such accident in Poland in as many weeks
A passenger died in Poland after a train derailed when it collided with a concrete mixer truck at a level crossing.
Around 120 people were aboard the intercity train when the crash happened in Sokolniki Suche, about 100km (60 miles) south of the capital Warsaw, at about 11:20 (09:20 GMT). PKP Intercity, the country’s national long-distance rail operator, said: "20 people were injured, including four seriously".
This is the second such incident in Poland in a matter of days.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the accident was "very serious and also means that we must immediately begin urgent work on tougher regulations".
Tusk said the "radical toughening of the rules" was needed "for those who, unfortunately, quite systematically drive on to level crossings despite the barriers and red lights".
Accounts from the scene say there were traffic lights at the level crossing where Wednesday’s accident occurred, and that the cement mixer struck the carriage behind the train engine.
It is still too early to establish the exact sequence of events.
However, Deputy Infrastructure Minister Piotr Malepszak said the truck driver - who is among the injured - had said "he was blinded by the sun".
Last week, a lorry driver crossed the first set of barriers at a level crossing as they were closing, and dramatic footage showed him reversing, then moving forward in a failed effort to avoid another PKP train that was approaching at speed.