Serious injury due to transport accidents involving a railway train, Australia 2002-03 to 2006-07
Citation
AIHW, Henley G, Harrison J (2009) Serious injury due to transport accidents involving a railway train, Australia 2002-03 to 2006-07, AIHW, Australian Government, accessed 24 June 2026.
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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
- Pages: 36
