Showing posts with label South Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label South Africa. Show all posts

Saturday, 15 January 2011

Nearly 100 injured in South Africa train crash

Rovos Train South Africa (25)Nearly 100 people were injured on late Friday afternoon when two passenger trains collided in South Africa, rescue workers said on Saturday.

The accident happened just before 6 p.m. local time on Friday when two trains collided on a bridge above the Paul Kruger Highway in Springs, a city on the East Rand in the Gauteng province, about 50 kilometers (31 miles) east of Johannesburg. More than 100 people were on both trains.