Number of deaths and injuries on Czech railways and other tracks decreased last year

221 people died on railways, tram tracks and other tracks in Czechia last year, the lowest in the last three years, according to data for 2024 published on Friday by the Railway Inspectorate. The number of deaths on the railway decreased by 10.8%. The number of collisions between a train and a person was the second lowest in the last five years. More than 85% percent of those killed were people who entered the area of the tracks illegally. The number of injuries also decreased year-on-year last year, to 823, down from 906 in 2023.

The total number of emergencies on all types of tracks increased slightly by 38 cases, to 4,443. The number has remained around this point since 2022. The most emergencies occurred on trams, trolleybuses, cable cars and in the Prague Metro; the inspectorate recorded 3,375 such cases last year.