Transportation
Really, It Is Extremely Unlikely That You Will Die in a Train Crash
A reminder from the data.
It is starting to fell like the summer of the grisly train crash, with news – and graphic pictures – emerging today of a second European rail disaster in as many weeks. This latest one occurred Monday as two regional Swiss trains collided with each other head-on, injuring an estimated 44 people. Below, you can see some amateur YouTube footage of the aftermath: