Possible sabotage probed after coal wagon detaches in southern Poland

Polish authorities are investigating a possible act of sabotage after a 20-ton coal wagon was found separated from its train on a busy railway line in Katowice, southern Poland, during the night of 2–3 September 2025.

On the night of 2-3 September 2025, a detached 20-ton coal wagon was discovered on the busy railway line 141 in Katowice-Ligota, southern Poland. The incident is being investigated by Polish authorities for possible sabotage.

Photo: PAP/Artur Reszko

The Polish daily Rzeczpospolita reported that the incident could have caused a major disaster at one of the country’s largest rail hubs.

Its sources suggested the operation appeared planned and said it was “only by chance” that a tragedy was avoided.

Infrastructure Minister Dariusz Klimczak told TVN24 on Friday that prosecutors and specialised security services are analysing the case.

The politician said the way the tracks were dismantled indicated deliberate action by professionals.

Sposób, w jaki próbowano rozmontować wagony, wskazuje na to, że mieliśmy do czynienia z profesjonalistami - mówił w #JedenNaJeden minister infrastruktury Dariusz Klimczak.https://t.co/ed340ygQSW

— tvn24 (@tvn24) October 3, 2025

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Source: IAR/TVN24/Rzeczpospolita