From 2021 to 2023, railway collisions in the European Union increased by 43%.
30% confidence
TransportEuropean Union
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The claim specifies 'collisions' but available sources discuss 'significant accidents' which is a broader category including collisions, derailments, level-crossing accidents, and other types
No specific collision numbers for 2021 and 2023 were found to calculate the 43% increase
The MEP did not cite a specific source for this figure
Available data shows 'significant accidents' increased by 4.4% in 2021 and by 171 accidents (approximately 12%) in 2022 according to Eurostat, but this is not collision-specific data
Sources
PrimaryEurostat - Railway safety statisticsIn 2021, the number of significant accidents increased by 4.4% and increased again by 171 in 2022 compared with 2021, to a total of 1,566 significant accidents
PrimaryEurostat - Rail accidents by type of accident databaseDatabase contains accidents by type including 'Collisions of trains, including collisions with obstacles within the clearance gauge' - specific 2021-2023 data not extracted