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Table 8.19 Railway accidents
| 1996-97 | 1997-98 | 1998-99 | 1999-00 | 2000-01 | 2001-02 | 2002-03 | 2003 1 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
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Railway accidents |
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Collisions | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Derailments | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
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Running into level crossing gates and other obstructions | 58 | 40 | 68 | 54 | 45 | 46 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 30 |
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Fires | 19 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 36 | 25 | 28 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 8 |
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Missiles through driver's cab | 55 | 57 | 58 | 64 | 52 | 32 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
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Miscellaneous | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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All accidents | 143 | 121 | 156 | 139 | 151 | 116 | 83 | 50 | 49 | 41 | 46 |
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Casualties |
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Train accidents | deaths | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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injuries | 20 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 0 |
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Accidents through movements of railway vehicle | deaths | - | - | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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injuries | 49 | 79 | 51 | 77 | 77 | 60 | 59 | 60 | 42 | 53 | 66 |
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Accidents on railway premises | deaths | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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injuries | 254 | 342 | 257 | 235 | 287 | 290 | 250 | 229 | 240 | 242 | 171 |
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Trespassers and suicides
(All accidents) | deaths | 16 | 19 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 18 | 18 | 27 |
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injuries | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 11 |
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Total deaths | 16 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 27 | 19 | 21 | 28 |
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Total injuries | 333 | 440 | 329 | 339 | 385 | 375 | 326 | 303 | 293 | 316 | 248 |
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1. Data from 2003 onwards based on the calendar year; previous years' figures relate to financial years (1 April to 31 March).
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