High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Szczekociny rail crash occurred on 3 March 2012 when two passenger trains collided head-on near the town of Szczekociny, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland. 16 persons were killed in the incident and a further 58 injured. The incident provoked condolences from the leaders of a number of European countries. The investigation into the collision began on 4 March.