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. It is located in Łęczyca Land.
History
It was a private town, administratively located in the Brzeziny County in the Łęczyca Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province of the Kingdom of Poland.
Level crossing crash
On 30 July 2012 at about 6:00am (0400 GMT) 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 Ukraine. Passengers on the train were uninjured.
References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Atlas historyczny Polski. Województwo sieradzkie i województwo łęczyckie w drugiej połowie XVI wieku. Część I. Mapy, plany (in Polish). Warszawa: Instytut Historii Polskiej Akademii Nauk. 1998. p. 3.
- ^ "Nine dead as train hits minibus in Poland". The Daily Telegraph. Agence France-Presse (AFP). 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
- ^ "Nine killed as minibus and train collide in Poland". BBC News. AFP. 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-11-18.
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