Poland defends rail safety after crash

Poland’s government insisted yesterday that rail travel is safe in the country despite a train collision on Saturday that killed 16 people.

The assurances come months before masses of sports fans will enter the country for a major soccer tournament — many of whom will crisscross the nation by train.

The crash, Poland’s most deadly rail tragedy in more than two decades, raised new questions about the safety of a state-run rail network, which has been modernised in recent years.