This statistic represents the number of people who died in an accident on the rail network in France in 2018, according to the type of accident. More than 15 people died at level crossings in France that year.
Distribution of the number of people who died in rail accidents in France in 2018, by type of accident*
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The source adds the following information: “Anyone killed instantly or died as a result of an accident within 30 days. »
* Types of accident:
- Collision (excluding level crossings): frontal impact or rear impact between two trains or (lateral) impact between a train and part of another train outside the gauge or a train striking during maneuvering movements, fixed objects or objects temporarily present on or near the railway.
- Derailments: all cases where at least one wheel of a train leaves the rails.
- Accidents at level crossings: any accident occurring at a level crossing and involving at least one rail vehicle and one or more road vehicle (s),
- Personal accidents: any accident of one or more person (s) undergoing a collision with a railway vehicle, a part of the vehicle or an object detached from the vehicle.
- Fires: fires and explosions that occur in railway vehicles (or their loads) during the journey between the departure and destination stations, including during intermediate stops and train formation operations.
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SOeS, & Ministère de l'environnement, de l'énergie et de la mer. (November 28, 2019). Distribution of the number of people who died in rail accidents in France in 2018, by type of accident* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106661/people-killed-trains-railway-type-accident-france/
SOeS, und Ministère de l'environnement, de l'énergie et de la mer. "Distribution of the number of people who died in rail accidents in France in 2018, by type of accident*." Chart. November 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106661/people-killed-trains-railway-type-accident-france/
SOeS, Ministère de l'environnement, de l'énergie et de la mer. (2019). Distribution of the number of people who died in rail accidents in France in 2018, by type of accident*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106661/people-killed-trains-railway-type-accident-france/
SOeS, and Ministère de l'environnement, de l'énergie et de la mer. "Distribution of The Number of People Who Died in Rail Accidents in France in 2018, by Type of Accident*." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106661/people-killed-trains-railway-type-accident-france/
SOeS & Ministère de l'environnement, de l'énergie et de la mer, Distribution of the number of people who died in rail accidents in France in 2018, by type of accident* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106661/people-killed-trains-railway-type-accident-france/ (last visited April 04, 2025)
Distribution of the number of people who died in rail accidents in France in 2018, by type of accident* [Graph], SOeS, & Ministère de l'environnement, de l'énergie et de la mer, November 28, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1106661/people-killed-trains-railway-type-accident-france/
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