Transport Yearbook 2014

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6.1.1. Structure of serious rail traffic accidents

  2005 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Total number of serious accidents1) 312 125 99 97 91 104
of which:
Collisions 2 3 6 6 5 13
Derailments 1 3 5 6 7 9
Accidents involving level-crossings 63 57 34 47 36 45
Accidents to persons caused by rolling stock in motion 237 61 51 37 35 32
Fires in rolling stock 0 0 1 1 2 0
others 9 1 2 0 6 5

1) Since 2006 suicides and attempted suicides are excluded

Source: DI