Bratoszewice

Bratoszewice [bratɔʂɛˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stryków, within Zgierz County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north-east of Stryków, 20 km (12 mi) north-east of Zgierz, and 22 km (14 mi) north-east of the regional capital Łódź.[1]

Bratoszewice
Village
Bratoszewice is located in Poland
Bratoszewice
Bratoszewice
Coordinates: 51°56′N 19°40′E
Country Poland
VoivodeshipŁódź
CountyZgierz
GminaStryków
Population
1,100

Level crossing crash

On 30 July 2012 at about 6:00am (0400 GMT)[2] nine people were killed and one seriously injured after a train and a minibus collided at an unguarded railway level crossing in Bratoszewice. There were ten people in the minibus, mostly seasonal workers from the Ukraine.[3] Passengers on the train were uninjured.[3]

References


51°56′N 19°40′E


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.