Train collision
Untu slams ‘toothless’ rail regulator over train accidents
Three people were killed in Mountain View in Pretoria when two Metrorail locomotives collided.
This comes after two trains collided at the Mountain View train station on Tuesday morning.
Gauteng MEC of Transport Ishmael Vadi says of the 620 injured, at least three have been confirmed dead.
Three people died, and over 300 injured during the collision at the Mountain View station.
Two trains carrying about 800 passengers collided at the Walkerton train station in Mountainview on Tuesday morning.
It is unclear how many injuries have been recorded but EMS says that some patients are being treated on the scene.
The two trains were travelling on the same line on Thursday when they collided.
The accident occurred during afternoon peak on Tuesday.
A train has collided with a car at the Kalk Bay Harbour level crossing.
The wreckage had still not yet been removed by on Friday only a single line remains operational and bus services are being used to transport commuters.
Two trains crashed near the Elandsfontein Station in Jet Park allegedly as a result of cable theft.
Prasa says it is investigating how the deceased got into the train as he did not even have a ticket.
Transport Minister Dipuo Peters has asked the Rail Safety Regulator to immediately investigate the cause of the crash.
The collision occurred between the moving Zakaria Express and the stationary Fareed Express in Karachi.
Two trains collided on the rail split from Kaalfontein Station towards the Oakmoor and Tembisa Stations.
Rescue operators raised the death toll to 25 on Tuesday evening after a day of frantic rescue operations.
Paramedics say passengers were found either sitting or lying next to the train near the railway tracks.
The incident happened near the R23 this morning, outside Heidelberg in Gauteng.
67 people were hospitalised when a freight train and passenger train collided on Wednesday.