India. This individual died when he was hit by a train, no further info.
In 2020 more than 13,000 train accidents across India have killed nearly 12,000 railway passengers, according to a recent report by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The latest statistics mean that on average, 32 people lost their lives every day in these accidents in 2020. The report also shows that 8,400 or about 70 per cent of these railway accidents took place as passengers either fell off the train or came in the way while crossing the railway track.
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However, the report, issued by the central government, also showed that railway accidents reduced significantly in 2020, compared to that of the previous year. According to the NCRB Annual Report 2020, there were 27,987 train accidents in 2019, which declined to 13,018 in 2020.
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