BREAKING: Train Crash In Pretoria; Tons Injured, 20 Serious
Two trains coming on the same track Monday collided at the Lynn Ross station in Pretoria, South Africa, leaving 100 people injured including 20 in serious condition.
Tshwane emergency service said around 100 to 150 people have been injured in the collision in north of Pretoria and they are still dealing with the crash.
The services spokesperson Johan Pieterse said 20 people are believed to be in serious condition after the accident in Pretoria’s Rosslyn area and they have been transported to nearby hospitals.
He added, “Twenty people are in a serious condition. No one is in critical condition, and there are no deaths.”
Those who have received minor injures have been shifted to George Mukhari hospital.
Care Ambulance Service spokesperson Xander Loubser said the cause of crash was two trains coming on the same track and two of the coaches collided.
Loubser added it is not yet very clear how two trains came on the same track.
He further mentioned that only 10 percent of the injured are in serious condition. Others are having just minor to moderate injuries.
Investigation is underway.
