More needs to be done to prevent people committing suicide by jumping in front of trains, caretaker transport minister Camiel Eurlings said on Tuesday.

Last year, 197 people killed themselves on the railways and 22 people attempted to do so, in line with the trend in previous years.
‘The target of a permanent improvement is not being met,’ Eurlings said in a letter to parliament.
‘These suicides have a great impact on the families and those directly involved such as drivers and conductors, and lead to serious disturbances in services,’ he said. ‘I have asked [rail operator] ProRail to draw up a programme to try to prevent railway suicides.’