A staggering 234 people have died in train-related accidents during the first seven months of 2025, according to the Railway Department sources.
The fatalities have been linked to a range of incidents, including falls from moving trains, suicide, walking along the tracks, riding on the footboard, and falling while attempting to board trains. Officials said the vast majority of those tragedies stemmed from public negligence.
Sources said that there had been 31 accidents at railway level crossings during the same period. They blamed reckless driving across the tracks for these collisions.
By Pradeep Prasanna Samarkooon 