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PRESS RELEASE: 7th Railway Safety Week begins
NPO Operation Lifesaver Estonia and the Estonian Technical Surveillancer Authority organise another Railway Safety Week lasting from April 25 to May 1. The purpose of the event is to remind road users that railway level crossings are extremely dangerous as unexpected encounters with trains can have really tragic consequences – pedestrians, motor vehicles and trains compete in totally different weight …
Read MoreOLE Offers Water with Railway Safety Message
Life cannot exist without water. Water is needed for survival for people, animals and birds, not to mention the fish. To put it simple: life on our planet could not exist if there was no water. The main purpose of activities of NPO Operation Lifesaver Estonia (OLE) is to save lives through railway safety promotion. In order to bring its …
Read MorePRESS RELEASE: Violation of Traffic Regulations is the Main Cause of Railway Accidents
According to the statistical information collected by the Estonian Technical Surveillance Authority (TJA), 30 railway accidents too place in 2010. There were 17 road vehicle – train collisions in which 2 persons died and 10 got injured. 13 persons trespassing on railway were hit by railway rolling stock, 9 of them died and 4 got injured. Compared to 2009 increased …
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Young man dies under train wheels in Ida-Viru County
In the afternoon of December 12 a 15 years old young man was hit by a train in Sonda, Ida-Viru County and died. The train driver did not notice the accident and proceeded moving towards Tallinn. The freight train was stopped in Rakvere. The circumstances of the accident are being investigated. Source: www.delfi.ee
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