South Africa: 2 trains collide head on in Pretoria, 1 dead, many injured

One person has been reported dead after two trains collided head on in Mountain View, located in the South African city of Pretoria. Several, possibly over a hundred people, have been injured.

India Today Web Desk
New Delhi
January 8, 2019
UPDATED: January 8, 2019 14:09 IST

Photo: Twitter/Yusuf Abramjee

One person was reported killed, and several injured, after two trains collided head on Tuesday at a station in Pretoria, one of South Africa's three capitals.

The fatality has been confirmed, News24 said quoting a Metrorail spokesperson.

An emergency medical service said reports showed between 100 and 150 patients.

[UPDATE] - Initial reports from the #traincollision in #Mountainview, Pretoria, show approximately 100 to 150 patients. Various services are on scene. @ewnupdates @eNCA @JacaNews @jour_maine @SABCNewsOnline @_ArriveAlive @FatalMoves @KayaTraffic @POWER987News @yfmtraffic
ER24 EMS (Pty) Ltd. (@ER24EMS) January 8, 2019

Yusuf Abramjee, a journalist, said on Twitter that the injured were being treated by paramedics or were taken to hospitals.

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

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South Africa: 2 trains collide head on in Pretoria\, 1 dead\, many injured

South Africa: 2 trains collide head on in Pretoria, 1 dead, many injured

One person has been reported dead after two trains collided head on in Mountain View, located in the South African city of Pretoria. Several, possibly over a hundred people, have been injured.