Transport Yearbook 2007
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6.1.2. Victims of rail traffic accidents
| 2000 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 20061) | 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number victims (killed and injured) | 229 | 603 | 445 | 509 | 283 | 182 |
| by type of victim | ||||||
| passengers | 15 | 57 | 46 | 125 | 66 | 76 |
| railway employees | 19 | 31 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 |
| other (drivers and passengers of the road vehicles and persons that were run over on tracks) | 195 | 515 | 390 | 372 | 202 | 91 |
| by type of accident | ||||||
| Collisions | * | 0 | 38 | 63 | 14 | 41 |
| Derailments | * | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Accidents involving level-crossings | * | 244 | 184 | 181 | 155 | 90 |
| Accidents to persons caused by rolling stock in motion | * | 237 | 218 | 258 | 107 | 42 |
| Fires in rolling stock | * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| others | * | 121 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Killed (number) | 74 | 226 | 232 | 249 | 52 | 25 |
| by type of victim | ||||||
| passengers | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 |
| railway employees | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| other (drivers and passengers of the road vehicles and persons that were run over on tracks) | 72 | 224 | 224 | 241 | 47 | 24 |
| by type of accident | ||||||
| Collisions | * | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Derailments | * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accidents involving level-crossings | * | 67 | 57 | 52 | 31 | 23 |
| Accidents to persons caused by rolling stock in motion | * | 159 | 171 | 196 | 21 | 1 |
| Fires in rolling stock | * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| others | * | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Injured (number) | 155 | 377 | 213 | 260 | 231 | 157 |
| by type of victim | ||||||
| passengers | 15 | 55 | 41 | 120 | 62 | 76 |
| railway employees | 17 | 31 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 14 |
| other (drivers and passengers of the road vehicles and persons that were run over on tracks) | 123 | 291 | 166 | 131 | 155 | 67 |
| by type of accident | ||||||
| Collisions | * | 0 | 36 | 62 | 14 | 40 |
| Derailments | * | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Accidents involving level-crossings | * | 177 | 127 | 129 | 124 | 67 |
| Accidents to persons caused by rolling stock in motion | * | 78 | 47 | 62 | 86 | 41 |
| Fires in rolling stock | * | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| others | * | 121 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
1) suicides and attempted suicides excluded
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