Waldemar Tomaszewski· ECR

Nuanced

The risk of fatal accidents for train passengers is one third lower than in road transport.

Omissions

• The specific road passenger fatality risk figure used for the comparison is not directly visible in the search results, though rail's fatality rate of 0.077 per billion passenger-km is confirmed
• The ERA 2024 report was published in June 2024, which is before the March 2026 claim date, so the MEP could have had access to this data
• The claim appears to reference a specific ERA report, but the exact 'one third lower' figure is not directly verified from the available search results
• Road safety data from Eurostat or national sources would be needed to fully confirm the comparative ratio

Sources

• PrimaryEU Agency for Railways - Report on Railway Safety and Interoperability in the EU 2024The fatality risk for an average train passenger (calculated over 10 years) is now about 0.077 fatalities per billion passenger-km
• PrimaryEU Agency for Railways - Safety Overview 20252023 data showing railway safety trends
• SecondaryEuropean Transport Safety Council - Transport Safety Performance in the EURoad crashes in the EU lead to 97% of all transport deaths and to more than 93% of all transport crash costs