Train deaths
Parents urged to educate children about public transport safety
A 16-year-old Khayelitsha boy fell from the roof of a carriage allegedly while train surfing.
Simo Kwepe's father, Michael, says his son died because he didn't want to be late for school. It's for this reason that the grade 10 learner apparently jumped out of a train that was stuck between stations.
Officials say the 15-year-old tried to jump from one train carriage to another when he fell on Wednesday.
Paramedics arrived on the scene to find the driver and his conductor under the wreckage.
Rescue operators raised the death toll to 25 on Tuesday evening after a day of frantic rescue operations.
The circumstances around the incident are not clear yet, but investigations are underway.
Paramedics say the incident occurred between the Marianhill and Klaarwater train stations.
The man was struck by the train early this morning and was found on the tracks near the station.
The accident took place in Raigad district, around 100km south of India’s financial capital Mumbai.
Three people were struck and killed after they had disembarked from a stationary train.
The victim was killed after being hit by a train in the Kuils River area.