Transport Yearbook 2010

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6.1.1. Structure of serious rail traffic accidents

  2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Total number of serious accidents1) 312 233 115 133 113 125
of which:
Collisions 2 13 3 5 5 3
Derailments 1 10 3 2 3 3
Accidents involving level-crossings 63 104 48 53 42 57
Accidents to persons caused by rolling stock in motion 237 104 59 72 62 61
Fires in rolling stock 0 0 1 1 1 0
others 9 2 1 0 0 1

1) suicides and attempted suicides excluded

Source: DI