Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacji Samochodowej
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| Founded | 1945 |
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| Service area | Poland |
| Service type | Poland coach services |
Przedsiębiorstwo Komunikacji Samochodowej (commonly abbreviated PKS, can be translated as Motor Transport Company) is a major Polish enterprise dealing with inter-city public transport using coaches.
History
It was created as a
Connex
. In 2020 about 100 'PKS' companies were still in existence although not all were still involved in transport.
Incidents
PKS buses were involved in two major accidents in Poland. The first one occurred in 1978, when two buses fell 18 m from a bridge into the Żywiec Lake, killing 30 people. In the other accident, known as the Poland bus disaster of 1994, an overcrowded bus driving at 60 km/h (10 km/h over the speed limit) collided with a tree, killing 32 people. This remains the worst road disaster in Poland's history.
