At least two people have died after two trains collided in Pretoria.
Metrorail spokesperson Lillian Mofokeng says the trains were admitted onto the same track.
Netcare 911 spokesperson, Shawn Herbst, said: “Reports from the scene indicate that on initial assessment two people had sadly died, two sustained critical injuries and had to be flown to hospital via helicopter.
Approximately another two hundred patients sustained minor injuries.”
Paramedics are treating scores of injured passengers at the Mountain View train station in Pretoria. Others have been rushed to hospitals. pic.twitter.com/QkDwZ4eH4I
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) January 8, 2019
Mountain Train collision: reports of two fatalities and dozens injured. pic.twitter.com/WJqsFTh39r
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) January 8, 2019
Train collision: Mountain View Pretoria. pic.twitter.com/V5T0UgDyHu
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) January 8, 2019
Train accident: Mountain View Pretoria. Scores injured. Emergency services are on the scene. pic.twitter.com/HowK9ccXKx
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) January 8, 2019
Source: eNCA
