Railway accidents in Vietnam

===Collisions at level crossings===

===Collisions at level crossings===

[[File:Unprotected level crossing Da Nang.JPG|thumb|right|250px|An unprotected level crossing near Da Nang.]]

[[File:Unprotected level crossing Da Nang.JPG|thumb|right|250px|An unprotected level crossing near Da Nang.]]

Railway crashes in Vietnam occur mainly at unprotected or unauthorized level crossings; as of 2010, around 90% of all incidents were reported to occur at level crossings without safety fences. A study carried out by Vietnam Railways in 2010 noted that, out of 5,400 level crossings in Vietnam, only 750 (or 14%) were manned or had alarm systems to signal the arrival of trains. Along the North–South Railway line, 3,650 level crossings were counted, 3,000 (or 82%) of which had no barriers, alarm systems or guards. The city of [[Hanoi]], along with the provinces of [[Nghệ An Province|Nghệ An]], [[Khánh Hòa Province|Khánh Hòa]] and [[Đồng Nai Province|Đồng Nai]] have the highest density of road-rail crossings.<ref name="unsafe-aug10">[http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/201008/Unsafe-rail-crossing-kill-300-926286/ Unsafe rail crossing kill 300] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820033913/http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/201008/Unsafe-rail-crossing-kill-300-926286/ |date=2010-08-20 }}. VietnamNet. August 2, 2010.</ref>

Railway crashes in Vietnam occur mainly at unprotected or unauthorized level crossings; as of 2010, around 90% of all incidents were reported to occur at level crossings without safety fences. A study carried out by Vietnam Railways in 2010 noted that, out of 5,400 level crossings in Vietnam, only 750 (or 14%) were staffed or had alarm systems to signal the arrival of trains. Along the North–South Railway line, 3,650 level crossings were counted, 3,000 (or 82%) of which had no barriers, alarm systems or guards. The city of [[Hanoi]], along with the provinces of [[Nghệ An Province|Nghệ An]], [[Khánh Hòa Province|Khánh Hòa]] and [[Đồng Nai Province|Đồng Nai]] have the highest density of road-rail crossings.<ref name="unsafe-aug10">[http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/201008/Unsafe-rail-crossing-kill-300-926286/ Unsafe rail crossing kill 300] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100820033913/http://english.vietnamnet.vn/social/201008/Unsafe-rail-crossing-kill-300-926286/ |date=2010-08-20 }}. VietnamNet. August 2, 2010.</ref>

While on a visit to Vietnam to evaluate infrastructure development projects sponsored by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), researcher A. Maria Toyoda noted "There are numerous safety issues with level crossings, residences right up against the tracks, and other areas of activity that are dangerously close <nowiki>...</nowiki> People will cross the tracks at great risk, dodging in front of the train. <nowiki>...</nowiki>usually, an accident occurs every day."<ref name="jica-visit">{{cite web|url=http://www.jica.go.jp/english/operations/evaluation/oda_loan/post/2007/pdf/em02_full.pdf|title=Report to JBIC on Expert Evaluation Mission to Northern Vietnam and the Philippines: Refocusing on Infrastructure|author=A. Maria Toyoda|date=2007-08-17|accessdate=2010-07-20|archive-date=2011-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928020913/http://www.jica.go.jp/english/operations/evaluation/oda_loan/post/2007/pdf/em02_full.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the first 10 months of 2009, 431 railway incidents reportedly took place throughout Vietnam, causing 166 casualties and injuring 319 people.<ref name="vnx-railxings">{{cite news|url=http://www.vnexpress.net/GL/Xa-hoi/2009/11/3BA1601C/|title=Những điểm giao cắt đường sắt nguy hiểm giữa thủ đô|date=2009-11-25|accessdate=2010-07-22|publisher=VNExpress.net|archive-date=2017-07-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720160942/http://vnexpress.net/tin-tuc/thoi-su/nhung-diem-giao-cat-duong-sat-nguy-hiem-giua-thu-do-2149641.html|url-status=dead}} {{in lang|vi}}</ref>

While on a visit to Vietnam to evaluate infrastructure development projects sponsored by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), researcher A. Maria Toyoda noted "There are numerous safety issues with level crossings, residences right up against the tracks, and other areas of activity that are dangerously close <nowiki>...</nowiki> People will cross the tracks at great risk, dodging in front of the train. <nowiki>...</nowiki>usually, an accident occurs every day."<ref name="jica-visit">{{cite web|url=http://www.jica.go.jp/english/operations/evaluation/oda_loan/post/2007/pdf/em02_full.pdf|title=Report to JBIC on Expert Evaluation Mission to Northern Vietnam and the Philippines: Refocusing on Infrastructure|author=A. Maria Toyoda|date=2007-08-17|accessdate=2010-07-20|archive-date=2011-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928020913/http://www.jica.go.jp/english/operations/evaluation/oda_loan/post/2007/pdf/em02_full.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the first 10 months of 2009, 431 railway incidents reportedly took place throughout Vietnam, causing 166 casualties and injuring 319 people.<ref name="vnx-railxings">{{cite news|url=http://www.vnexpress.net/GL/Xa-hoi/2009/11/3BA1601C/|title=Những điểm giao cắt đường sắt nguy hiểm giữa thủ đô|date=2009-11-25|accessdate=2010-07-22|publisher=VNExpress.net|archive-date=2017-07-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720160942/http://vnexpress.net/tin-tuc/thoi-su/nhung-diem-giao-cat-duong-sat-nguy-hiem-giua-thu-do-2149641.html|url-status=dead}} {{in lang|vi}}</ref>