5. Indicators to calculate the economic impact of accidents

Directive (EU) 2016/798 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2016 on railway safety (recast) (Text with EEA relevance) · European Union

Total in euro and relative (to train-kilometres): number of deaths and serious injuries multiplied by the Value of Preventing a Casualty (VPC), cost of damages to environment, cost of material damages to rolling stock or infrastructure, cost of delays as a consequence of accidents. National safety authorities shall report the economic impact of significant accidents. The VPC is the value society attributes to the prevention of a casualty and as such shall not form a reference for compensation between parties involved in accidents.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-10-28 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.