Death toll rises to 16 in Polish train crash

Two trains running on the same track collided head-on in southern Poland, leaving 16 people dead and 58 injured in the country’s worst train disaster in more than 20 years.

The powerful collision near the town of Szczekociny, just north of Krakow, occurred after one of the trains ended up on the wrong track. The impact left several hulks of mangled metal smashed on the tracks, with cars overturned and on their sides. Rescuers worked through the night to recover bodies and help the wounded.