Abstract
Research on a train collision was conducted to gather valuable information to minimize the risk of injury to passengers in the accident, and to explain the following features.
94 percent of collisions at railway crossings occur when a train hits the side of a car. 92 percent of them between trains do when a moving train runs into a stationary train.
A questionnaire, distributed to train accident victims, shows that they were injured mainly by bumping against hand rails, floor, other passengers or windows. The interaction between passengers during the train-impact was especially significant. And one of the effective factors injuring the passengers is how they fall from standing position in a train.
A simulation of the above collision was carried out. The simulation showed, from a point of view of a whole train consist, the necessity of taking a measure to reduce passenger injuries.
