Abstract
The study was carried out to understand the epidemiology of railway fatalities and injuries which may help in reducing such incidences. It was carried out in Akola region from January 2011 to December 2012. The data was obtained from medico-legal post mortem reports, police inquest report and other relevant documents. Among all the post mortems, 4.5% of cases belonged to railway fatalities. Males (89.65%) were the major victims. The common age group was 21–40 years (51%). Majority of victims died on the spot (91.37%) and a large number of victims identity was not established (29.31%). Cause of death in most of the victims was shock due to hemorrhage as a result of multiple injuries (67.24%). We conclude that most of the incidences are accidental in nature with young adult male predominance. Negligence of safety norms, poor medical facilities, illegal vendors and beggars are some of the factors for incidences.
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