Transport Yearbook 2009

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6.1.2. Victims of rail traffic accidents

  2000 2005 2006 1) 2007 2008 2009
Total number victims (killed and seriously injured) 105 337 141 126 183 118
by type of victim
passengers 0 26 15 18 53 10
railway employees 2 10 3 1 8 2
other (drivers and passengers of the road vehicles and persons that were run over on tracks) 103 301 123 107 122 106
by type of accident
Collisions * 1 4 2 39 1
Derailments * 0 0 0 0 0
Accidents involving level-crossings * 89 81 65 68 54
Accidents to persons caused by rolling stock in motion * 237 56 59 75 63
Fires in rolling stock * 0 0 0 0 0
others * 10 0 0 1 0
 
Killed (number) 74 251 52 25 44 26
by type of victim
passengers 0 2 4 0 13 1
railway employees 2 4 1 1 4 0
other (drivers and passengers of the road vehicles and persons that were run over on tracks) 72 245 47 24 27 25
by type of accident
Collisions * 1 0 1 10 0
Derailments * 0 0 0 0 0
Accidents involving level-crossings * 53 31 23 25 21
Accidents to persons caused by rolling stock in motion * 194 21 1 9 5
Fires in rolling stock * 0 0 0 0 0
others * 3 0 0 0 0
 
Seriously injured (number) 31 86 89 101 139 92
by type of victim
passengers 0 24 11 18 40 9
railway employees 0 6 2 0 4 2
other (drivers and passengers of the road vehicles and persons that were run over on tracks) 31 56 76 83 95 81
by type of accident
Collisions * 0 4 1 29 1
Derailments * 0 0 0 0 0
Accidents involving level-crossings * 36 50 42 43 33
Accidents to persons caused by rolling stock in motion * 43 35 58 66 58
Fires in rolling stock * 0 0 0 0 0
others * 7 0 0 1 0

1) suicides and attempted suicides excluded

Source: DI

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