STUDÉNKA — 2008 · Major Tragedy
The Studénka Train Disaster
On the morning of 8 August 2008 the EuroCity "Comenius" train from Kraków to Prague, travelling at about 135 km/h, struck part of a motorway bridge under repair that had fallen onto the track near Studénka station. Sections of the bridge had dropped onto the line when the train was only a few hundred metres away. The train derailed, killing eight people and injuring dozens. Police investigators described an "incomprehensible catalogue of negligence and failures" by the construction firm and its subcontractors. Liability proceedings dragged on for years, and it remains one of the worst accidents in Czech rail history.
- Date
- 2008
- Place
- Moravian-Silesian Region, Czechia, Studénka, CZ
- Category
- Major Tragedy
- Case Status
- Closed
- Coordinates
- 49.7230, 18.0780 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 8 August 2008The EuroCity train struck bridge parts that had fallen onto the track.
- August 2008Eight dead and dozens injured were reported.
- Following yearsPolice found a chain of serious negligence by the construction firms.
- 2010sProceedings against those responsible lasted many years.
Sources
- Wikipedia — 2008 Studénka train wreck en.wikipedia.org ↗
- Radio Prague International — Police: catalogue of negligence led to Studénka rail crash english.radio.cz ↗
- Wikipedia
- Radio Prague International
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