Question to the Department for Transport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many train collisions with people have been reported in each train operating company's network area in the last 12 months; and how many people were involved in such collisions in each area.
The number of people struck by trains in the last 12 months within each of Network Rail’s regions and routes is set out below. This data shows whether the incident led to a fatality or injury, and if it was classified as a suspected suicide or as non-suicidal. The total number of people struck by trains over this period was 339.
NR Region | Fatalities | Injuries | ||
Suicidal | Non-suicidal | Suicidal | Non-suicidal | |
Eastern | 98 | 1 | 11 | 9 |
North West and Central | 63 | 3 | 11 | 8 |
Scotland's Railway | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Southern | 47 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Wales and Western | 50 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
NR Route | Fatalities | Injuries | ||
Suicidal | Non-suicidal | Suicidal | Non-suicidal | |
Anglia | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
East Coast | 20 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
East Midlands | 18 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
North & East | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Central | 18 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
North West | 35 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
West Coast Mainline South | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Scotland's Railway | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Kent | 12 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Sussex | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Wessex | 19 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Wales and Borders | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Western | 39 | 1 | 0 | 4 |