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05/10/2002 Entry: "Rail crash"
There has been a terrible rail crash at Potters Bar in England. 8 people have died, many more have been injured. (Get the full story) The media are already talking about a lack of confidence in rail safety, but the facts must speak for themselves. The latest statistics I could find were for 1999. Rail deaths: 37, Road deaths: 3423 (Stats from the Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety) Rail crashes are dreadful events, but deaths on the road are almost too common to warrant reporting in the media. I hope that this tragedy will not be used as a stick to beat the railways with.
