Officials in South Africa say four people have died following Tuesday’s deadly train collision.
There are reports of over 200 people also left injured in the crash which occurred at Mountain View station, Pretoria.
The two passenger trains collided at a station north-west of South Africa’s capital, Pretoria.
“I can confirm that there is a train collision in Mountain View and a number of commuters are injured” Metrorail spokesperson Lillian Mofokeng told local media.
According to Mofokeng other commuters are being attended to by paramedics.
The Emergency Medical Service has since provided an update saying “Reports from the train collision in mountain view show approximately 3 fatalities with 200 other injured.
[UPDATE] -Reports from the #traincollision in #mountainview show approximately 3 fatalities with 200 other injured. @ewnupdates @eNCA @JacaNews @jour_maine @SABCNewsOnline @_ArriveAlive @FatalMoves @KayaTraffic @POWER987News @yfmtraffic
— ER24 EMS (Pty) Ltd. (@ER24EMS) January 8, 2019
But Tshwane mayor Solly Msimanga tweeted that four people had been confirmed dead.
On the scene of this morning’s train accident at the Mountain View Station. It is confirmed that 4 people have passed on, our heartfelt condolences to the families. pic.twitter.com/wjm451Z2jI
— Solly Msimanga (@SollyMsimanga) January 8, 2019
Local journalists have been tweeting pictures of the collision.
Train collision: Mountain View Pretoria. pic.twitter.com/V5T0UgDyHu
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) January 8, 2019
Train accident: Mountain View station Pretoria. Reports of multiple injuries. pic.twitter.com/JFMxd4Jnmf
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) January 8, 2019
Source: Africafeeds.com
