Seventy-one people lost their lives in the last two years while travelling on roof of trains, Rajya Sabha was told today.
Forty-three persons died in 2014 and 28 died in 2015 while travelling on rooftop of trains, Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain said in a written reply.
He said 45 persons were injured in 2014 and 29 were injured in 2015.
Railways has undertaken several steps to prevent passengers from travelling on roof of trains, including awareness campaign and frequent announcements through public address system to educate people about the dangers of such travel.
In order to prevent people from climbing on the roof of any train, ladders were removed from the end panel of all coaches.
