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| South Africa train crash kills 20 | South Africa train crash kills 20 |
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| At least 20 people have been killed in South Africa after a train collided with a truck carrying farm workers, broadcaster SABC has reported. | |
| The truck was crossing rail tracks near Somerset West, just outside Cape Town, when the accident happened shortly before 0800 local time (0600 GMT). | The truck was crossing rail tracks near Somerset West, just outside Cape Town, when the accident happened shortly before 0800 local time (0600 GMT). |
| At least eight other passengers were injured in the crash. Three were in a critical condition, paramedics said. | |
| Witnesses said the truck stalled at a level crossing, which had no barriers. | |
| The rail company, Metrorail, said no-one on the train was hurt, but many of the passengers were suffering from shock. | |
| 'Bang and smoke' | |
| More than 30 people - workers from a local wine farm - were travelling on the truck, paramedics told the South African Press Association. | |
| An eyewitness, Ray Weyer, said passengers on the train heard a bang and saw smoke. | |
| "They all descended from the train and walked toward the nearest station," he told South African radio. | |
| The train was bound for Cape Town and Metrorail say rail services on that line will be suspended for several hours. | |
| Last year, Transport Minister Jeff Radebe said the number of level crossing accidents in South Africa was unacceptable. | |
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