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At least 19 people were injured on 12 March 2019 after a train derailed in Boksburg. Picture: @Netcare911_sa/Twitter

Metrorail train crash

Metrorail to set up inquiry after 19 injured in Boksburg train accident

By Sifiso Zulu

Nineteen people were injured when the train derailed at the Elandsfontein station near Jet Park Road on Tuesday.

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