Collision between two passenger trains during rush hour in South Africa injures 20 people and traps driver inside carriage
Worldwide, Daily news | ankakh | January 31, 2013 15:55
Two passenger trains collided during this morning’s rush hour, trapping the driver inside his carriage.
A moving locomotive crashed into the back of a stationary train at Kalafong station in Pretoria, South Africa, between Cor Delfos and Saulsville, injuring around 20 people. No deaths were reported.
Metrorail spokesman Lillian Mofokeng told News24 that there were around 20 injuries after the incident near Church Street at 7:20am local time (5:20am GMT), which saw both trains derail.
Around 17 rescue vehicles were at the scene and the driver – in a critical condition – was airlifted by helicopter to a nearby hospital after being freed, a Tshwane emergency services spokesman said.
Two years ago more than 850 commuters were injured in Soweto, Johannesburg, when a passenger train crashed into a stationary train – a collision which also happened during rush hour, reported AFP.
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