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He was speeding. Birkenau "Gate of Death" Damaged

Just after midnight on February 1, a bus carrying miners to the nearby Piast coal mine went out of control and struck the "Gate of Death" at the site of the Birkenau camp, dislodging part of the wall and damaging the metal gate and the protective grille over the railroad tracks.

No one was injured. Damage is estimated at several thousand zloty. The driver is suspected of failing to maintain the necessary caution.