Polish driver sentenced to 8.5 years for causing fatal train crash

The regional court in Nový Jičín on Wednesday sentenced Polish driver Slawomir Sondaj to 8.5 years in prison for his role in a fatal train crash in the Moravian town of Studénka last year. He also recieved a 10-year driving ban. Three people died in the high-speed collision and dozens were injured. The train smashed into the trailer of driver’s lorry, after the man ignored warning lights and drove onto the crossing.

Author: Jan Velinger