This study presents statistics on railway accidents in European Union countries collected and published by the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat). These statistics include the number of accidents and the victims of these accidents – the killed and injured. Accidents that occurred in these countries in 2008 are shown broken down by type of accident, e.g., derailments, collisions, accidents at level crossings, fires, etc., while accident victims are divided into categories, including: – passengers, railway employees.Unfortunately, Poland is among the leading countries with the highest number of accidents and the killed and injured. Data on railway accidents in European Union countries are collected by the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) based on the requirements of Regulation 91/2003 [1]. The scope and structure of the transmitted data are defined in Annex H of this Regulation. They include only serious railway accidents, excluding accidents in workshops, warehouses, and depots. (…)
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Source: Logistyka Magazine