Transport Yearbook 2004

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6.1.2. Victims of the rail traffic accidents

  1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
Victims (killed and injured) (Total number) 265 229 193 367 603 445
by type of victim
passengers 64 15 22 50 57 46
railway employees 20 19 17 13 31 9
other (drivers and passengers of the road vehicles and persons that were run over on tracks) 181 195 154 304 515 390
by type of accident
Collisions * * * * 0 38
Derailments * * * * 0 0
Accidents involving level-crossings * * * * 244 184
Accidents to persons caused by rolling stock in motion * * * * 237 218
Fires in rolling stock * * * * 1 0
others * * * * 121 5
 
Killed (number) 63 74 69 110 226 232
by type of victim
passengers 17 0 0 4 2 5
railway employees 3 2 0 2 0 3
other (drivers and passengers of the road vehicles and persons that were run over on tracks) 43 72 69 104 224 224
by type of accident
Collisions * * * * 0 2
Derailments * * * * 0 0
Accidents involving level-crossings * * * * 67 57
Accidents to persons caused by rolling stock in motion * * * * 159 171
Fires in rolling stock * * * * 0 0
others * * * * 0 2
 
Injured (number) 202 155 124 257 377 213
by type of victim
passengers 47 15 22 46 55 41
railway employees 17 17 17 11 31 6
other (drivers and passengers of the road vehicles and persons that were run over on tracks) 138 123 85 200 291 166
by type of accident
Collisions * * * * 0 36
Derailments * * * * 0 0
Accidents involving level-crossings * * * * 177 127
Accidents to persons caused by rolling stock in motion * * * * 78 47
Fires in rolling stock * * * * 1 0
others * * * * 121 3

Source: DI