In 6 months, 7 people died in railway accidents.

(Baonghean.vn) - This information was provided at the working meeting betweenThe People's Committee of Nghe An province and the Vietnam Railway Corporation discussed ensuring traffic safety at level crossings between railways and roads in Nghe An province on the morning of July 16th.

Comrades Huynh Thanh Dien - Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Nghe An province; and Doi Sy Hung - Deputy General Director of Vietnam Railways Corporation, co-chaired the working session.

A general overview of the working session.

Nghe An province has two railway lines running through it: the Thong Nhat railway line and the Cau Giat - Nghia Dan railway line, with a total length of 126 km of main track, passing through 50 communes and wards in 5 districts, 2 towns, and Vinh city.Currently, there are 80 level crossings in the province (including 28 guarded crossings, 9 crossings protected by automatic warning systems, and 43 crossings protected by warning signs), and 233 pedestrian crossings that intersect the railway lines.

Deputy Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Huynh Thanh Dien spoke, emphasizing the need to clarify the causes of railway traffic accidents in order to find effective solutions.

Currently, there are 37 illegal housing sites and 89 illegal auxiliary structures in the province. These violations are mainly historical issues that have not yet been resolved. The localities with the most violations are Nghi Kim commune, Vinh City, and Thai Hoa town.

A representative from the Provincial Traffic Safety Committee stated that currently, there are...233 level crossings over railway lines are one of the causes of traffic accidents.

According to official statistics, in 2014 there were 14 railway accidents resulting in 15 deaths and 4 injuries. In the first six months of 2015, there were 9 railway accidents in the area, resulting in 7 deaths and 2 injuries. Compared to the same period, the number of accidents decreased by 25%, and the number of deaths decreased by 36.3%. In addition, in 2014 there were 15 cases of cars crashing into railway tracks or colliding at level crossings, and in the first six months of 2015 there were only 2 cases. The main cause of accidents was pedestrians and drivers of road vehicles failing to pay attention to trains when crossing level crossings (accounting for 55% of the cases).

According to Cao Minh Phuong, head of the Road and Rail Traffic Police Department of Nghe An province, although the number of railway accidents decreased in the first six months of the year, railway accidents in Nghe An province still account for a high percentage compared to the national average.

At the meeting, delegates also assessed the results of implementing the coordination regulations between the Ministry of Transport and the People's Committee of Nghe An province on ensuring traffic safety at intersections between roads and railways, according to coordination regulations No. 06/QCPH - BGTVT - UBND tỉnh dated March 15, 2013.According to assessments, level crossings where the road is a national highway or provincial road managed by the Road Management Sub-departments have had most of their road and railway issues repaired. However, level crossings where the road is a district or commune road still have outstanding issues that fall under the responsibility of the road management unit.

Thu Huyen