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Radio 4,2 mins

Is there a train crash season?

BBC Inside Science

Available for over a year

In the wake of several serious rail crashes, Professor David Spiegelhalter, expert in understanding risk, explains the stats. How safe is your train travel? Find out how misreading the maths has led to hundreds of extra casualties.

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