2008 Studénka train wreck

Train crash in the Czech Republic March 2015 Studénka train accident Train accident in Studenka, Czech Republic.jpg 49.7049 N 18.0511 E inline,title type:event_region:CZ 8 August 2008 10:30 (8:30 UTC) Studénka Czech Republic Česká Třebová – Bohumín (line nr. 270) Czech Railways Crash into a collapsed bridge EC 108 Comenius (Kraków – Prague) approx. 400 8 64 136 million CZK Czech Republic 300 right Accident location in the Czech Republic Accident location in the Czech Republic Studénka left 49 42 17 18 03 04 On 8 August 2008, at approximately 10:30 local time (8:30 UTC), EuroCity train EC 108 Comenius, en route from Kraków, Poland, to Prague, Czech Republic, struck a part of a motorway bridge that had fallen onto the railroad track near the Studénka railway station in the Czech Republic. The train derailed, killing eight people and injuring 64.http://www.dicr.cz/srazka-vlaku-eurocity-comenius-se-spadlym-mostem-6-mrtvych-min-35-zranenych-skoda-na-zeleznici-121-mil-kc Srážka vlaku EuroCity Comenius se spadlým mostem: 7 mrtvých, desítky zraněných, škoda na železnici 136 mil. Kč – Drážní inspekce Dicr.cz 17 August 2013 18 August 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080818090121/http://www.dicr.cz/srazka-vlaku-eurocity-comenius-se-spadlym-mostem-6-mrtvych-min-35-zranenych-skoda-na-zeleznici-121-mil-kc dead Crash The motorway bridge near Studénka railroad station was undergoing repairs at the time of the incident.Lucie Hottková Železniční tragédie ve Studénce. Jak k neštěstí došlo https://www.novinky.cz/clanek/krimi-studenka-zeleznicni-nehoda-2008-40409810 Novinky.cz Borgis a.s. 26 September 2022 14 May 2025 cs On 8 August the workers were putting a beam to span between the two supports on the sides of the railroad track. Parts of the beam fell onto the track when the train was 452 m ft away, approaching the bridge at around 135 km/h on. The driver noticed the iron bridge structure swaying and immediately engaged the emergency brake and escaped from the control cab to the engine room, which is better protected against impact. This behaviour was later recognized by the Czech Railways inspectors as exactly what drivers should do in this kind of situation. It was said that there is a very high probability that this conduct saved his life.Strojvůdce zatáhl za brzdu a zachránil se skokem do strojovny http://ihned.cz/c4-10112050-26273110-000000_d-strojvudce-zatahl-za-brzdu-a-zachranil-se-skokem-do-strojovny IHNed.cz ECONOMIA a. s. 8 August 2008 10 August 2008 cs The train struck the obstacle within a few seconds, by which time the train had slowed down to 90 km/h on. The locomotive and four carriages derailed after the impact; the carriage coupled directly behind the locomotive sustained the most damage.Studénka den poté: 33 lidí v nemocnicích, odklízení škod v plném proudu http://domaci.ihned.cz/c1-26276680-odklizeni-trosek-ve-studence-probiha-zase-naplno IHNed.cz ECONOMIA a. s. 9 August 2008 10 August 2008 cs Six other carriages, among them the restaurant carriage, remained on the track. Three freight vans on another track were also derailed. At the time of the accident, there were approximately 400 people on board the train,Nehoda vlaku EC 108 ve Studénce: 7 mrtvých a 65 zraněných http://www.zelpage.cz/zpravy/6435 ŽelPage ŽelPage, o.s. 8 August 2008 10 August 2008 cs 105 of them of Polish nationality.PKP Intercity: pociągiem do Pragi jechało 105 Polaków http://www.poranny.pl/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080808/AKTUALNOSCI/339453120 PAP poranny.pl 8 August 2008 9 November 2014 pl https://web.archive.org/web/20141109153457/http://www.poranny.pl/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20080808%2FAKTUALNOSCI%2F339453120 9 November 2014 dead dmy-all There was also a group of people travelling to an Iron Maiden concert in Prague.Petra Sasínová, Tomáš Netočný http://aktualne.centrum.cz/domaci/zivot-v-cesku/clanek.phtml?id=613154 Přímo ze Studénky: Vlak měl zpoždění. Osudných 10 minut – Aktuálně.cz 8 August 2008 Aktualne.centrum.cz 17 August 2013http://bleskove.aktualne.centrum.cz/cerna-kronika/nehody/clanek.phtml?id=613127 Rychlík vrazil u Studénky do trosek mostu, 7 mrtvých – Aktuálně.cz Bleskove.aktualne.centrum.cz 17 August 2013http://www.ironmaiden.com/tragic-news-from-czech-republic.html Tragic News from Czech Republic Ironmaiden.com 8 August 2008 17 August 2013 9 November 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141109153940/http://www.ironmaiden.com/tragic-news-from-czech-republic.html dead Rescue operation thumb Since the crash happened during the day and there were people present in the proximity of the track, the rescue units were notified about the situation almost instantly. The first rescue unit, which consisted of firefighters stationed in Studénka, arrived at the site seven minutes after the alarm was issued.Petr Kůdela OBRAZEM: náročný zásah hasičů u Studénky http://www.katastrofy.com/scripts/index.php?id_nad=12489 katastrofy.com PETR NOVY 10 August 2008 10 August 2008 cs https://web.archive.org/web/20080810083728/http://www.katastrofy.com/scripts/index.php?id_nad=12489 10 August 2008 dead dmy-all There were a total of 20 firefighter rescue units (altogether 100 firefighters and 40 firefighter engines) rescuing the passengers. Twenty ambulances together with helicopters transported the injured into all the nearest hospitals in Ostrava, Nový Jičín, Frýdek-Místek, Opava, Bílovec, Olomouc and Valašské Meziříčí. Thanks to cooperation within the Integrated rescue system (Integrovaný záchranný systém), all the injured were in the hospitals within two hours of the accident. Polish authorities offered help with the rescue operation immediately when notified about the disaster, but the offer was not accepted as Czech rescue services did not consider it necessary.Polka zginęła w katastrofie pociągu EuroCity http://katowice.naszemiasto.pl/wydarzenia/884744.html?ses_nm=22691da213166033798135be4ca4e763 katowice.naszemiasto.pl POLSKAPRESSE spółka z o.o. 9 August 2008 10 August 2008 pl Criticism Immediately after the crash there was a great public uproar about finding the culprits. The first accused was the Czech Railways company for letting trains travel at relatively high speeds in the construction area. However, the Czech Railways spokesman stated that the building company had not notified the Czech Railways about the ongoing reconstruction of the bridge. The building company Dopravní stavby Ostrava was also accused of being responsible for the accident. The spokesman for the company stated that the causes of the falling bridge parts onto the track were being investigated and that all the compulsory notifications to the Czech Railways about the reconstruction of the bridge had definitely been issued.Společnost ODS – Dopravní stavby Ostrava se vyjadřuje k nehodě http://moravskoslezsky.denik.cz/nehody/20080808_studenka_nehoda_ods_prohlaseni.html Moravskoslezský deník VLTAVA-LABE-PRESS, a.s. 8 August 2008 10 August 2008 cs Aftermath Two Czech men, three Czech women and a Polish woman were killed in the crash, while the seventh victim, a young Ukrainian man, died later in hospital.Poslední oběť identifikovali krátce po půlnoci http://moravskoslezsky.denik.cz/nehody/20080810_obet_nehoda_studenka_policie.html Moravskoslezský deník VLTAVA-LABE-PRESS, a.s. 10 August 2008 10 August 2008 cs The eighth fatality, a 21-year-old Polish woman, died two months after the disaster on 26 September.http://zpravy.idnes.cz/srazka-ve-studence-ma-osmou-obet-v-polsku-zemrela-zranena-zena-pbr-/domaci.asp?c=A080930_165006_domaci_dp Eighth victim of train disaster 30 September 2008 cs MF Dnes 30 September 2008 The cost of the damage was estimated at 136 million CZK (5.6 million Euros, 8.4 million US dollars), according to a Czech Rail Safety Inspection Office announcement. The Czech Railways company promised to pay compensation to everyone injured as well as to the families of the dead. The amount of money paid would then vary depending on individual circumstances of every case.České dráhy slibují vyplatit rodinám obětí ze Studénky statisíce korun http://www.novinky.cz/clanek/146913-ceske-drahy-slibuji-vyplatit-rodinam-obeti-ze-studenky-statisice-korun.html Novinky.cz Borgis a.s. 10 August 2008 10 August 2008 cs The legal question of responsibility for the train crash spent 11 years in the Czech courts of law. In September 2022, a final decision was made and five employees of construction companies received suspended sentences. Five other defendants had already been acquitted. See also 2015 Studénka train crash References External links 2008 Studénka train disaster Train hits collapsed bridge in Czech Republic, killing ten Seven dead in Czech train crash Seven dead in Czech crash Iht.com Category:August 2008 in Europe Category:Railway accidents in 2008 Category:2008 in the Czech Republic Category:Derailments in the Czech Republic Category:Nový Jičín District Category:Bridge disasters caused by construction error Category:2008 disasters in the Czech Republic