Transport Yearbook 2011

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6.1.1. Structure of serious rail traffic accidents

  2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Total number of serious accidents1) 312 115 133 113 125 99
of which:
Collisions 2 3 5 5 3 6
Derailments 1 3 2 3 3 5
Accidents involving level-crossings 63 48 53 42 57 34
Accidents to persons caused by rolling stock in motion 237 59 72 62 61 51
Fires in rolling stock 0 1 1 1 0 1
others 9 1 0 0 1 2

1) Since 2006 suicides and attempted suicides are excluded

Source: DI