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South Africa train crash: Four dead in truck collision | South Africa train crash: Four dead in truck collision |
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A passenger train has caught fire in South Africa after colliding with a truck, killing four people and injuring 40, rescue workers have said. | A passenger train has caught fire in South Africa after colliding with a truck, killing four people and injuring 40, rescue workers have said. |
Video footage showed a fire blazing through at least one carriage, near an overturned truck and car. | Video footage showed a fire blazing through at least one carriage, near an overturned truck and car. |
Evacuated passengers were seen standing on the roadside with luggage. | Evacuated passengers were seen standing on the roadside with luggage. |
The collision occurred near Kroonstad city in Free State province, after the truck failed to stop at a crossing, a passenger told local media. | The collision occurred near Kroonstad city in Free State province, after the truck failed to stop at a crossing, a passenger told local media. |
The driver of the truck tried to flee, but was arrested by police, the passenger Seipati Moletsane told the privately owned eCNA news site. | The driver of the truck tried to flee, but was arrested by police, the passenger Seipati Moletsane told the privately owned eCNA news site. |
"I was so traumatised. I was looking for a door just to jump out but every door was locked... All of a sudden, we saw smoke, smoke, smoke," Ms Moletsane added. | "I was so traumatised. I was looking for a door just to jump out but every door was locked... All of a sudden, we saw smoke, smoke, smoke," Ms Moletsane added. |
Firemen and ambulances are at the scene, trying to extinguish the blaze. | Firemen and ambulances are at the scene, trying to extinguish the blaze. |
Private emergency services company Netcare 911 said that four people had died and 40 others were wounded in the crash. | |
The train was travelling from the coastal city of Port Elizabeth to the commercial capital, Johannesburg, when the crash occurred. | The train was travelling from the coastal city of Port Elizabeth to the commercial capital, Johannesburg, when the crash occurred. |