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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47830103
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47830103
The Dutch rail infrastructure operator has defended its controversial "fashion line" featuring replicas of torn clothing worn by those killed and injured in railway accidents.
ProRail launched "Victim Fashion" to encourage young people to be safer around railway lines.
The campaign has faced backlash, with some labelling it tasteless and insensitive.
But ProRail told the BBC it was "necessary" amid rising fatalities.
It says the number of people killed on and around railways has almost tripled since 2016, with 17 fatalities recorded last year.
The "fashion line" features torn jackets, shirts, dresses and other items of clothing and is being promoted under the slogan "Victim Fashion, made by accident".
The pieces are accompanied online by descriptions of what happened to the person wearing them.
An image of a scuffed trainer has a caption explaining that 14-year-old was reaching out for a phone she dropped on the track when the train hit. Now almost 15, she is still in a coma.
An orange dress was worn by a 15-year-old girl who followed her friends across the track while the barriers were closed and didn't see the train coming.
While some have praised the campaign for raising awareness, others say it has gone too far.
"Wow, just wow. I've spent the past six months seeing a psychologist after my last collision and thought I was over it. Big mistake. Thanks very much," one train driver wrote on Twitter.
People claiming to be survivors of accidents have also hit out at the campaign.
But ProRail spokesperson Jaap Eikelboom said the "confronting campaign" was working.
He told the BBC that ProRail spent around a year planning the action and knew it was going to be divisive.
"If you do a confronting campaign there are always people who find it negative and positive," he said.
"We think the campaign is working because people are discussing it. If we don't confront people with these kinds of pictures it's going to keep happening."
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