Bratoszewice

Bratoszewice
Village
Bratoszewice
Coordinates: 51°56′N 19°40′E / 51.933°N 19.667°E / 51.933; 19.667
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Łódź
County Zgierz
Gmina Stryków
Population 1,100

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]

The village has a population of 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

  1. ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ↑ "Nine dead as train hits minibus in Poland". The Daily Telegraph. Agence France-Presse (AFP). 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
  3. 1 2 "Nine killed as minibus and train collide in Poland". BBC News. AFP. 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-11-18.


Coordinates: 51°56′N 19°40′E / 51.933°N 19.667°E / 51.933; 19.667

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