Operation Lifesaver notes Rise in Rail-related Deaths, Injuries
Safety Education Nonprofit Says Distraction a FactorView the release online here: http://bit.ly/Q9rz5I For Immediate Release Contact: Marmie T. Edwards, APR, CAE, 703-739-0284 WASHINGTON, DC, July 31, 2012 – Rail safety education nonprofit Operation Lifesaver today noted that, while highway-rail crossing collisions are down slightly, deaths and injuries from crossing crashes and pedestrian-train incidents rose in the first four months of 2012 compared to the same period in 2011. “Federal Railroad Administration statistics show that grade crossing crashes are 1.