2015 Studénka train crash

Collision in the Czech Republic July 2015 2015 Studénka train crash Praha hlavní nádraží, jednotka 680.jpg A ČD Class 680 Pendolino, the train involved in the accident. July 22, 2015 07:43 CEST (UTC+02:00) Studénka, Czech Republic Czech Republic Czech Railways Collision with a truck 1 145 3 17 157.7 millionhttps://www.praguepost.com/the-big-story/48944-two-dead-in-high-speed-train-crash Two dead in high-speed train crash Czech News Agency 22 July 2015 Prague Post 12 December 2018 CZK List of Czech rail accidents On 22 July 2015 at 7:43 a.m., a passenger train on its way from Bohumín to Františkovy Lázně collided with a truck on a rail crossing in Studénka, Czech Republic. Three passengers died and seventeen others were injured.Srážka vlaku a kamionu ve Studénce má třetí oběť http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/zpravy/srazka-vlaku-a-kamionu-ve-studence-ma-treti-obet/1240512 23 July 2015 Czech News Agency csDva mrtví a další těžce zranění po srážce pendolina s kamionem ve Studénce http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/ct24/domaci/317938-dva-mrtvi-a-dalsi-tezce-zraneni-po-srazce-pendolina-s-kamionem-ve-studence/ 22 July 2015 ČT24 cs It was the deadliest train disaster in the Czech Republic since 2008, when a road bridge under construction collapsed just in front of an approaching train on the same track, two kilometres ahead of the 2015 crash site. Incident On 22 July 2015, a truck driver of Polish nationality was driving from Poland to Hungary with a load of aluminium plates. The driver chose a time-consuming route on local roads to save money on highway tolls. Soud poslal do vazby řidiče kamionu. Studénkou jel, aby se vyhnul mýtu [Court ordered custody over the Studénka driver. He drove there in order to avoid toll] http://ostrava.idnes.cz/polsky-ridic-kamionu-skoncil-ve-vazbe-d86-/ostrava-zpravy.aspx?c=A150724_082705_ostrava-zpravy_jog 27 July 2015 MAFRA cs The driver drove through a rail crossing near the Studénka train station, despite the crossing being already protected by warning signals and gates.https://english.radio.cz/rail-crossings-set-repair-anniversary-studenka-tragedy-approaches-8219478 Rail crossings set for repair as anniversary of Studénka tragedy approaches Radio Prague International As the gates went down, the driver stopped the truck on the tracks. Instead of ramming through the gate, which is constructed to allow even a motorbike to penetrate the barrier and automatically sends a stop signal to all approaching trains if breached, the driver moved the truck only a few metres forward to avoid a direct impact to its cab, with its trailer carrying aluminium sheets remaining on the track. After a few seconds, train SC 512 Pendolino emerged from the curve leading to the crossing at 160 km/h mph on 2. thumb|left|Aftermath of the train crash The train driver pulled the emergency brake, managing to slow the train to 142 km/h mph on 2 at the moment of impact. Strojvůdce pendolino mírně zbrzdil, jeho parťáci teď založili sbírku [The train driver slowed the train a little, his colleagues have started a fundraiser] http://ostrava.idnes.cz/strojvudce-pendolino-mirne-zbrzdil-jeho-partaci-ted-zalozili-sbirku-1jt-/ostrava-zpravy.aspx?c=A150727_171507_ostrava-zpravy_jog 27 July 2015 MAFRA cs The train came to a halt halfway along the Studénka railway station, about 500 m ft from the point of impact, pushing ahead and completely destroying the truck's chassis and trailer, while the truck's cab was chopped off and fell on the ground as a whole with minimum damage. The trailer, as it was pushed by the train, inflicted major damage to the station platform, with projectile debris injuring six people at the station. The entire incident was captured by the crossing's security camera.https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/central-and-north-burnett/the-tragic-story-behind-video-of-train-hitting-a-truck/news-story/d296d3ddccf211d2663fa809dc3be9e1 The tragic story behind video of train hitting a truck The Courier Mail Two passengers sitting in the front carriage were killed instantly, while the train driver lost his leg and sustained further serious injuries, including to his spine, as more than three tons of metal sheets smashed through the driver's cabin and into the passenger compartment. Another 12 people were injured inside the train, one of them fatally.Policie zadržela řidiče kamionu z nehody u Studénky. Železnice i silnice jsou průjezdné http://domaci.ihned.cz/c1-64362760-policie-zadrzela-ridice-kamionu-z-nehody-u-studenky-zeleznice-i-silnice-jsou-prujezdne 27 July 2015 ihned.cz cs Aftermath The truck driver, completely unharmed in the crash, was detained by Czech police.2 die as high speed train hits truck in eastern Czech Republic; truck driver has been detained https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/07/22/high-speed-train-collides-with-truck-in-czech-republic 22 July 2015 US News (originally on Associated Press) He was charged with public endangerment, which carries a penalty of five to 10 years' imprisonment,Obětem z pendolina bylo 39 a 49 let. Plech z kamionu byl i ve vlaku http://ostrava.idnes.cz/polsky-ridic-byl-v-dobe-narazu-v-kabine-prezil-jen-zazrakem-pav-/ostrava-zpravy.aspx?c=A150722_151642_ostrava-zpravy_jog# 22 July 2015 MAFRA Czech and ordered into pre-trial custody by the court. In February 2016 the County Court in Nový Jičín sentenced the driver to 8½ years in prison and banned him from driving on Czech territory until 2026.Kamioňák ze Studénky dostal osm a půl roku vězení a zákaz řízení [Studenka lorry driver gets eight and a half years in prison and banned from driving] http://ostrava.idnes.cz/soud-v-novem-jicine-uzavira-tragedii-ve-studence-fuh-/ostrava-zpravy.aspx?c=A160223_172730_ostrava-zpravy_jog 7 November 2016 MAFRA cs See also 2025 Hustopeče nad Bečvou train crash References See also List of level crossing crashes 49.7083 N 18.0709 E source:wikidata title Category:2015 in the Czech Republic Category:Accidents and incidents involving České dráhy Category:Level crossing incidents in Europe Category:Railway accidents and incidents in the Czech Republic Category:Railway accidents in 2015 Category:2015 disasters in the Czech Republic