Pressemitteilung: Rail transport fatalities continued to rise in 2023
In 2023, the number of people killed in railway accidents in the EU rose to 841 deaths, compared with 803 in 2022. 2023 was the second year with an increased number of rail transport fatalities, after a decreasing trend from 2010 to 2021, when the number fell by around 45%. From 2019 to 2021, the decreases in railway accidents, fatalities and seriously injured persons coincided with a sharp drop in passenger transport by rail caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. More than half of the 2023 fatalities involved unauthorised persons on the tracks (58%), whereas the second largest group concerned level crossing users (27%). (....)
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Schlagwörter: eurostat, Rail transport, fatalities, accidents in the EU, 841 deaths, 803 in 2022, More than half of the 2023 fatalities, unauthorised persons on the tracks (58%), second largest group, level crossing users (27%).
