Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Egyptian Journal of Forensic Sciences, cilt.15, sa.1, 2025 (ESCI, Scopus)
Background: Railway travel is an important route of transport in many countries. In this study, fatal and non-fatal railway-related injuries that occurred over 17 years in a province in eastern Turkey were retrospectively examined in terms of socio-demographic characteristics. Results: A total of 77 railway-related injuries were evaluated. Of these, 60 (77.9%) were male and 17 (22.1%) were female. The mean age of the victims was 37.48 ± 17.68 years. Thirty-four of the cases were fatal and 43 were nonfatal injuries. Fatal and non-fatal injuries were most often caused by train-vehicle collisions. Seventy-four (96.1%) of the cases were accidental. The most common type of fatal injuries was head injuries (27 cases); nonfatal injuries were mostly superficial external-only injuries (21 cases). The mortality rate was 44.2%; the highest mortality rate was in the type of incidents involving train-pedestrian collisions (73.7%). The risk of lower extremity amputation increased in train-pedestrian collisions compared to train-vehicle collisions. Conclusions: It was concluded that measures for the safety of roadway and railway junctions should be increased and precautions should be taken to prevent the access of pedestrians to railway networks.