Railway suicides reach 10-year low

The number of people committing suicide by jumping under trains fell to 164 last year, a 10-year-low, according to transport ministry figures.


In other rail-related incidents; one person was killed and 62 injured in train accidents last year and 28 people died in collisions on level crossings.

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