Pretoria - Several people were injured when two trains collided on the railway line between Cor Delfos and Saulsville, near Pretoria, on Thursday morning, Tshwane emergency services said.
Spokesman Johan Pieterse said one of the trains was stationary on the track when it was hit by the other.
“A few people were seriously injured, and the driver of the one of the trains was critically injured. He is still trapped inside the train,” Pieterse said.
“People should be advised that the line between Cor Delfos and Saulsville has been completely closed due to the accident,” he said.
He could not say how many people were injured and said more information would be available later in the day.
- Sapa/IOL
The effects of severe weather are felt every year by many South Africans. To obtain critical weather information, the SAWDOS use voluntary weather observers. These volunteers help keep their local communities safe and informed by providing timely and accurate reports of severe weather to the SAWDOS for publication on the Blog. The SAWDOS is a non-profit organization that renders a FREE COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICE.
Pages
- Home
- SAWDOS1 Twitter South Africa Tweets
- SAWDOS2 Twitter World Wide Tweets
- TrafficSA Twitter Updates
- RSOE Emergency and Disaster Information Service
- USGS Earthquake Monitor
- SA Private WX Stations
- Real-Time APRS WX Station Data
- Disclaimer/Indemnity: SAWDOS
- Articles and Photos: SAWDOS
- About: SAWDOS
- South African Disasters
- Mossel Bay WX Stations
- SA Sea Level Synoptic Chart
- SA Weather Webcams
- YO Weather Prediction
- Mossel Bay Mad Scientist Projects
- Weather Forecast for South Africa
Thursday, 31 January 2013
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment