Transport Yearbook 2006

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6.1.2. Victims of rail traffic accidents

   2000   2002   2003   2004   2005  20061)
Total number victims (killed and injured) 229 367 603 445 509 283
by type of victim 
passengers 15 50 57 46 125 66
railway employees 19 13 31 9 12 15
other (drivers and passengers of the road vehicles and persons that were run over on tracks) 195 304 515 390 372 202
by type of accident 
Collisions * * 0 38 63 14
Derailments * * 0 0 5 7
Accidents involving level-crossings * * 244 184 181 155
Accidents to persons caused by rolling stock in motion * * 237 218 258 107
Fires in rolling stock * * 1 0 0 0
others * * 121 5 2 0
  
Killed (number) 74 110 226 232 249 52
by type of victim 
passengers 0 4 2 5 5 4
railway employees 2 2 0 3 3 1
other (drivers and passengers of the road vehicles and persons that were run over on tracks) 72 104 224 224 241 47
by type of accident 
Collisions * * 0 2 1 0
Derailments * * 0 0 0 0
Accidents involving level-crossings * * 67 57 52 31
Accidents to persons caused by rolling stock in motion * * 159 171 196 21
Fires in rolling stock * * 0 0 0 0
others * * 0 2 0 0
  
Injured (number) 155 257 377 213 260 231
by type of victim 
passengers 15 46 55 41 120 62
railway employees 17 11 31 6 9 14
other (drivers and passengers of the road vehicles and persons that were run over on tracks) 123 200 291 166 131 155
by type of accident 
Collisions * * 0 36 62 14
Derailments * * 0 0 5 7
Accidents involving level-crossings * * 177 127 129 124
Accidents to persons caused by rolling stock in motion * * 78 47 62 86
Fires in rolling stock * * 1 0 0 0
others * * 121 3 2 0

1) suicides and attempted suicides excluded

Source: DI

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