Since the beginning of the year, 9 people have been killed and 7 injured on the railway in Belarus
"Since the beginning of the year, 9 people have died at railway transport facilities, 7 have received serious injuries. Every third victim was in a conditionALCOHOL intoxication . With the onset of spring, the number of incidents increases. Today in Orsha, a local resident was injured while crossing the tracks in an unspecified place in front of a moving train. A few days earlier, a man from the Ivatsevichi district was seriously injured as a result of a train collision - he was intoxicated," the Ministry of Internal Affairs said.
Each incident is studied in detail to establish the causes and conditions that contributed to it. An analysis of the facts of the current year shows that the injuries were preceded by a violation personal safety measures.
To prevent tragic situations, the internal affairs bodies are carrying out preventive measures. Among them are the introduction of technical solutions to fencing the most dangerous areas, monitoring the condition of landing platforms and station lighting, joint raids with representatives of the Belarusian Railways and voluntary squads of transport enterprises
. Be careful on the railway and follow safety rules. You should cross the tracks only in designated places, making sure that there is no approaching train. You must not go beyond the boundary line at the edge of the platform, except for boarding and disembarking the carriage. It is prohibited to crawl under vehicles, climb over automatic coupling devices and climb onto carriages. While you are near the tracks, stop using phones and headphones,” the Ministry of Internal Affairs recommends.