Transport Yearbook 2011

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6.1.2. Victims of rail traffic accidents

  2005 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Total number victims (killed and seriously injured)1) 337 126 183 118 155 103
by type of victim
passengers 26 18 53 10 16 18
railway employees 10 1 8 2 8 7
other (drivers and passengers of the road vehicles and persons that were run over on tracks) 301 107 122 106 131 78
by type of accident
Collisions 1 2 39 1 2 5
Derailments 0 0 0 0 10 6
Accidents involving level-crossings 89 65 68 54 79 39
Accidents to persons caused by rolling stock in motion 237 59 75 63 64 52
Fires in rolling stock 0 0 0 0 0 0
others 10 0 1 0 0 1
 
Killed (number) 251 25 44 26 48 29
by type of victim
passengers 2 0 13 1 2 5
railway employees 4 1 4 0 5 3
other (drivers and passengers of the road vehicles and persons that were run over on tracks) 245 24 27 25 41 21
by type of accident
Collisions 1 1 10 0 1 1
Derailments 0 0 0 0 1 1
Accidents involving level-crossings 53 23 25 21 34 17
Accidents to persons caused by rolling stock in motion 194 1 9 5 12 10
Fires in rolling stock 0 0 0 0 0 0
others 3 0 0 0 0 0
 
Seriously injured (number) 86 101 139 92 107 74
by type of victim
passengers 24 18 40 9 14 13
railway employees 6 0 4 2 3 4
other (drivers and passengers of the road vehicles and persons that were run over on tracks) 56 83 95 81 90 57
by type of accident
Collisions 0 1 29 1 1 4
Derailments 0 0 0 0 9 5
Accidents involving level-crossings 36 42 43 33 45 22
Accidents to persons caused by rolling stock in motion 43 58 66 58 52 42
Fires in rolling stock 0 0 0 0 0 0
others 7 0 1 0 0 1

1) Since 2006 suicides and attempted suicides are excluded

Source: DI