List of Poland disasters by death toll

Listed below are the worst disasters in Poland's history, listed by death toll. This list excludes warfare and intentional acts of destruction.

Over 100 confirmed deaths

• Renard coal mine disaster, 1880, Sosnowiec, around 200 killed
• LOT Polish Airlines Flight 5055, 1987 (9 May), Warsaw, 183 killed
• Kleofas coal mine disaster, 1896, Katowice (then German Empire), 104 killed
• "Barbara-Wyzwolenie" coal mine disaster, 1954 (21 March), Chorzów, 103 killed

40 to 99 confirmed deaths

• Smolensk Tu-154 crash, 2010 (10 April), Smolensk, (Russia), 96 killed, including Polish President Lech Kaczyński
• LOT Polish Airlines Flight 007, 1980 (14 March), Warsaw, 87 killed
• "Makoszowy" coal mine disaster, 1958 (28 August), Zabrze, 72 killed
• Otłoczyn railway accident, 1980 (19 August), n. Brzoza Toruńska, 67 killed
• Katowice Trade Hall roof collapse, 2006 (28 January), Chorzów, 65 killed
• Outdoor Cinema fire, 1955 (11 May), Wielopole Skrzyńskie, 58 killed
• Górna Grupa mental hospital fire, 1980 (31 October-1 November), Górna Grupa, 55 killed
• Flood of the Century, 1997 (July), western Poland, 55 killed
• MS Jan Heweliusz, 1993 (14 January), Baltic Sea (n. Rugen), 55 killed
• LOT Polish Airlines Flight 165, 1969 (2 April), Polica (n. Zawoja), 53 killed
• Rotunda PKO Bank explosion, 1979 (15 February), Warsaw, 49 killed

20 to 39 confirmed deaths

• Czechowice-Dziedzice Refinery fire, Czechowice-Dziedzice, 1971 (26 June-27 June), 37 killed
• LOT Polish Airlines 1962 crash, 1962 (19 December), Warsaw, 33 killed
• PKS Gdańsk bus crash, 1994 (2 May), Gdańsk-Kokoszki, 32 killed
• Wilczy Jar buses tragedy, 1978 (15 November), Wilczy Jar (n. Żywiec-Oczków), 30 killed
• Grenoble coach crash, 2007 (22 July), Vizille (France), 27 killed
• Julianka rail crash, 1976 (3 November), Julianka (n. Częstochowa), 25 killed
• Osieck rail crash, 1981 (4 June), Osieck, 25 killed
• MS Busko Zdrój, 1985 (8 February), North Sea, 24 killed
• Kamień Pomorski homeless hostel fire, 2009 (13 April), Szczecin, 23 killed
• Halemba coal mine disaster, 2006, 2006 (22 November), Ruda Śląska, 23 killed
• MS Maria Konopnicka fire in Stocznia Gdańska, 1961 (13 December), 23 killed
• Wojska Polskiego 39 Street gas explosion, 1995 (17 April), Gdansk, 22 killed
• ivan Kupala Day, 1956 (24 June), Warsaw, ~20 killed
• Mirosławiec air accident crash, 2008 (23 January), Mirosławiec, 20 killed
• MS Kudowa Zdrój, 1983 (20 January), Mediterranean Sea, 20 killed
• Wujek-Śląsk coal mine disaster, 18 September 2009, Ruda Śląska- a methane explosion killed 12 in the coal mine and a further 8 would die in the hospital^[1]

15 to 19 confirmed deaths

• Balaton coach crash, 2002 (1 July), n. Balaton (Hungary), 19 killed
• Halemba coal mine disaster, 1990 (10 January), Ruda Śląska, 19 killed
• Biały Jar, 1968 (20 March), Biały Jar (n. Karpacz), 19 killed
• Nowe Miasto nad Pilica bus crash, 2010 (12 October), Nowe Miasto nad Pilica, 18 killed
• "Mysłowice" coal mine disaster, 1987 (4 February), Mysłowice, 18 killed
• B406/6 trawler explosion in Stocznia Gdańska, 1980 (18 June), Gdańsk, 18 killed
• Motława, 1975 (1 August), Gdańsk, 18 killed
• M/v "Nysa", 1965 (10 January), North Sea, 18 killed
• Polish Air Force An-24 crash, 1973 (28 February), Szczecin airport 17 killed
• Struga 12 street gas explosion, 1976 (1 February), Gdańsk, 17 killed
• Ursus rail crash, 1990 (20 August), Ursus (n. Warsaw), 16 killed
• Radkowice rail crash, 1973 (27 August), Radkowice, 16 killed
• Osiecznica bus crash, 1978 (22 January), n. Osiecznica^{[disambiguation needed ]}, 15 killed
• Wyszaka streetcar crash, 1967 (7 December), Szczecin, 15 killed

10 to 14 confirmed deaths

• "Kaskada" restaurant fire, 1981 (27 April), Szczecin, 14 killed
• MS Czubatka, 1955 (10 May), North Sea, 14 killed
• Brandenburg bus crash, 2010, (26 September), (n.Schonefeld), 13 killed
• Izbicko level crossing accident, 1960, (6 January), Izbicko, 13 killed
• Storm in Mazury, 2007 (21 August), Mazury (north-eastern Poland), 12 killed
• Jeżewo coach crash, 2005 (30 September), Sikory-Wojciechowięta (n. Stare Jeżewo), 12 killed
• Reptowo rail crash, 1997 (5 May), Reptowo (n. Szczecin), 12 killed
• Bydgoszcz rail crash, 1972 (3 June), Śliesin (n. Bydgoszcz), 12 killed
• MS Cyranka, 1956 (4 October), North Sea, 12 killed
• Psie Pole rail crash, 1977 (9 July), Mirkowo (n. Wrocław), 11 killed (unofficial - 32 killed)
• "Jas-Mos" coal mine disaster, 2002 (10 February), 10 killed
• Ministry of Interior MSWiA helicopter crash, 1991 (10 January), n. Cisna, 10 killed
• Drogomil level crossing accident, 1988 (4 June), Drogomil (n. Bytom Odrzański), 10 killed
• Piła rail crash, 1988 (19 May), Piła, 10 killed
• MS Brda, 1975 (10 January), Hanstholm (Denmark), 10 killed
• "Rokitnica" coal mine disaster, 1971 (23 March), Zabrze, 10 killed
• Agricultural University building collapse, 1966 (22 March), Wrocław, 10 killed

References

1. ^ "Coal mine story - The last relay Photo". TrekEarth. http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Europe/Poland/West/Slaskie/Laziska/photo1151123.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-24.