Pretoria Train Crash: Two Dead And Dozens Injured In Head-On Collision In South Africa

At least one of the trains derailed.
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At least two people have been killed and dozens more injured after two trains collided head-on in Pretoria, South Africa.

The incident happened at the Mountain View station. Pictures posted on social media show at least one of the trains derailed.

A Pretoria police officer told local media: “At the moment it appears that two people are dead, with a heck of a lot more badly injured.

“Emergency services are trying to reach the injured who are trapped inside the carriage.”

Mountain Train collision: reports of two fatalities and dozens injured. pic.twitter.com/WJqsFTh39r

— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) January 8, 2019

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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