Between 2010 and 2024, the number of people killed in railway accidents decreased by ***percent, a difference of nearly ****deaths. With the exception of 2016, 2022 and 2023, every following year saw a decrease in the number of rail accident-related fatalities. The most significant decrease occurred in 2020, when fatalities fell by **** percent year-on-year related with the reduction in passenger traffic caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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