Transport Yearbook 2010

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6.1.2. Victims of rail traffic accidents

  2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Total number victims (killed and seriously injured)1) 337 141 126 183 118 155
by type of victim
passengers 26 15 18 53 10 16
railway employees 10 3 1 8 2 8
other (drivers and passengers of the road vehicles and persons that were run over on tracks) 301 123 107 122 106 131
by type of accident
Collisions 1 4 2 39 1 2
Derailments 0 0 0 0 0 10
Accidents involving level-crossings 89 81 65 68 54 79
Accidents to persons caused by rolling stock in motion 237 56 59 75 63 64
Fires in rolling stock 0 0 0 0 0 0
others 10 0 0 1 0 0
 
Killed (number) 251 52 25 44 26 48
by type of victim
passengers 2 4 0 13 1 2
railway employees 4 1 1 4 0 5
other (drivers and passengers of the road vehicles and persons that were run over on tracks) 245 47 24 27 25 41
by type of accident
Collisions 1 0 1 10 0 1
Derailments 0 0 0 0 0 1
Accidents involving level-crossings 53 31 23 25 21 34
Accidents to persons caused by rolling stock in motion 194 21 1 9 5 12
Fires in rolling stock 0 0 0 0 0 0
others 3 0 0 0 0 0
 
Seriously injured (number) 86 89 101 139 92 107
by type of victim
passengers 24 11 18 40 9 14
railway employees 6 2 0 4 2 3
other (drivers and passengers of the road vehicles and persons that were run over on tracks) 56 76 83 95 81 90
by type of accident
Collisions 0 4 1 29 1 1
Derailments 0 0 0 0 0 9
Accidents involving level-crossings 36 50 42 43 33 45
Accidents to persons caused by rolling stock in motion 43 35 58 66 58 52
Fires in rolling stock 0 0 0 0 0 0
others 7 0 0 1 0 0

1) suicides and attempted suicides excluded

Source: DI