Eurostat: Germany, Poland, Hungary and Romania, most rail accidents in the EU

About 885 people in the European Union died and 760 were seriously injured in railway accidents in 2018 (not including suicides), most of them being recorded in Germany, Poland, Hungary and Romania, data released by the European Bureau on Wednesday shows. Statistics (Eurostat).

Between 2010 and 2018, the number of significant railway accidents in the EU fell by close to 25% to 1 721 accidents, 571 fewer than in 2010. A total of 885 persons were killed and 760 persons seriously injured in these accidents in 2018 (not including suicides).

The most common type of accident involved unauthorised persons on the railway tracks that were hit by a train. In 2018, 973 such accidents were recorded, representing more than half (57%) of the total number of accidents. The other main category was accidents at level crossings, including accidents involving pedestrians. With 447 accidents, this category made up 26% of the total accidents in 2018.

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