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released: 17 Dec 2009 author: Henley G & Harrison J media release

This report presents national statistics on serious non-fatal injury due to transport accidents involving a railway train in Australia during the period from 2002-03 to 2006-07. Victoria and New South Wales accounted for over 71% of hospitalisations due to transport injury involving a train, while Victoria accounted for just over half of level-crossing hospitalisations during this period.The risk of serious injury, based on kilometres travelled, is more than 10 times greater for passengers travelling by car, compared with passengers travelling by rail.

ISSN 1444-3791; ISBN 978 1 74024 986 7; Cat. no. INJCAT 130; 36pp.; INTERNET ONLY

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Publication table of contents

  • Preliminary material
    • Title and verso pages
    • Contents
    • Acknowledgments
    • Abbreviations
    • Summary
      • Serious injury involving a train
      • Serious injury due to level crossing accidents
  • Body section
    1. Introduction
      • Major railway disasters
      • Level crossing accidents
    2. Serious injury involving a train
      • Number and rate of serious injury
      • Circumstances of injury
      • Length of hospital stay
    3. Serious injury due to level crossing accidents
      • Scope
      • Number and rate of serious injury
      • Circumstances of injury
      • Length of hospital stay
  • End matter
    • Data issues
      • Serious injury
        • Serious injury counts by calendar year
        • Population and other denominators
        • Suppression of small cell counts in tables
        • Comparability with other reports
    • References
    • List of tables
    • List of figures

Recommended citation

Henley G & Harrison J 2009. Serious injury due to transport accidents involving a railway train, Australia 2002-03 to 2006-07. Injury research and statistics series no. 54. Cat. no. INJCAT 130. Canberra: AIHW. Viewed 13 January 2013 <http://www.aihw.gov.au/publication-detail/?id=6442468322>.