300 people die at level crossings across Europe every year, and level crossing accidents account for 1% of road deaths in Europe but 31% of all rail fatalities
Irish Rail has shared a nerve-wracking video compilation of a series of near misses at level crossings around Ireland in a bid to raise awareness around the dangers the intersections pose.
READ MORE: Father speaks of horror as eight-year-old son left with 30 stitches on face after Limerick dog attack Ireland has not seen a level crossing death since 2010, but Irish Rail is urging everyone who traverses any of the 873 level crossings in the country to not become a rare statistic. The company closed 122 crossings this past decade, and the current number of crossings is down over 60 percent since the late 1990s.
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