2011 Baby derailment

2011 Baby Derailment
Details
Date12 August 2011
16:15 local time
LocationBaby, Piotrków County
Coordinates51°32′13″N 19°43′00″E / 51.53694°N 19.71667°E / 51.53694; 19.71667
CountryPoland
LineWarszawa Zachodnia - Katowice
OperatorPKP Intercity
Incident typeDerailment
CauseDisputed:
  • Overspeed caused by driver (PKBWK)
  • Signal fault (driver and Karol Trammer)
Statistics
TrainsTLK 14101 Stanisław Wysocki, Warszawa Wschodnia - Katowice
Passengers280
Deaths2
Injured80

On 12 August 2011, an express train travelling from Warsaw to Katowice in southern Poland derailed at Baby, near Piotrków Trybunalski, killing one passenger and injuring 80 others.