Will I survive being hit by a train?

If a vital part of your body is trapped between a wheel and the rail and run over, the train can be barely moving and still kill you. If it is running 100 mph and just barely grazes you as it goes past, you may get a nasty bruise but will otherwise survive.



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Extremity fractures and lower extremity amputations were frequently encountered. The mortality rate was 17%. The mortality rate was high in victims who were hit by the train (p = 0.00013). Suicide attempts carry a high mortality rate (p = 0.0001).

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The National Highway Safety Administration released a study that demonstrated a motorist is nearly 20 times more likely to die from the injuries caused by an accident with a train than in an accident with another motor vehicle.

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Modern trains have lots of stuff underneath. Motors, gearboxes, big boxes of power electronics, etc, etc. There is very little spare room under many trains, and chances are something will grab you and bundle you up into a disorganised mess of broken limbs. You probably won't die straight away, it'll take a while.

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Every three hours, a person or vehicle is hit by a train in the United States. However, many of these are preventable. This is one of the many reasons why being educated about rail safety is so important.

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  1. Don't panic.
  2. DO NOT TOUCH THE RAILS.
  3. Figure out which way the train is coming from.
  4. Get someone to wave something (coat, shirt, etc.) over the tracks at the end of the platform the train is coming from. ...
  5. Walk down the tracks in the direction the train is going.


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Poorly Maintained Grade Crossings From bad brakes on locomotives and rail cars to overgrown vegetation obscuring crossbucks and warning lights, poor maintenance contributes to causing many crashes at railroad crossings.

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According to preliminary FRA statistics, 1,175 pedestrian rail trespass casualties (fatalities + injuries) occurred in 2022. There were 626 trespass-related fatalities and 549 trespass injuries across the U.S. in 2022. Approximately 84% of all 2022 trespass casualties occurred in these states. 1.

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Never drive onto a crossing unless there is room to get off the other side. Also, watch for a second train when you cross multiple tracks. Don't walk, cycle, or ride on or near railroad tracks. Cross tracks only at designated crossings.

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says approximately every three hours, a person or vehicle crashes with a train in the U.S. About half of all crossing collisions occur at highway-rail intersections with flashing lights or gates leaving nearly 1,000 people dead each year as a result.

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Long trains take longer time to stop than a single car because the braking effort is not synchronized.

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Balasore, Odisha — Mohammad Afzal survived one of the worst train accidents in India's history, but remained in a state of high anxiety, unable to locate his friend who was in the same coach.

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Trespassing along railroad rights-of-way is the leading cause of rail-related deaths in America. Nationally, more than 400 trespass fatalities occur each year, the vast majority of which are preventable.

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