South Africa Train Crash Injures Hundreds Outside Johannesburg
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South Africa Train Crash Injures Hundreds Outside Johannesburg
" said Ms. Mofokeng, "but we want to remind commuters
that rail is still the safest mode of transport in the country." According to the safety regulator, 495 people died in train accidents in South Africa last year, with 2,079 injured, an average of about six people per day. that One accident is too many,
9, 2018
JAN. 9, 2018
CAPE TOWN — A train crash at a station near Johannesburg on Tuesday derailed one rail car
and injured at least 226 people, adding to concerns about rail safety and oversight in South Africa after the second serious accident in a week.
" He said his mother had gone to the morgue on Tuesday to give a DNA sample, adding, "It’s been frustrating waiting for so long." Officials from the state train network pledged to investigate both crashes, while insisting
that South Africans should not be concerned about traveling by rail. that We still don’t know what happened to them.
Chris Hunsinger, who speaks for the opposition Democratic Alliance on transport issues, said
that train safety had become a "huge concern" and that the Railway Safety Regulator, a government body charged with oversight, was unable to function effectively because of an "ill-considered relationship" with the transport authorities.
Lillian Mofokeng, a spokeswoman for the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, the state-owned rail
authority known as Prasa, said the moving train had been given permission to enter the station.
As rescuers began treating the injured passengers in Germiston, around 15 families arrived at the Kroonstad morgue
to begin identifying relatives who died in the crash last week, where several carriages burst into flames.
" said Ms. Mofokeng, "but we want to remind commuters
that rail is still the safest mode of transport in the country." According to the safety regulator, 495 people died in train accidents in South Africa last year, with 2,079 injured, an average of about six people per day. that One accident is too many,
9, 2018
JAN. 9, 2018
CAPE TOWN — A train crash at a station near Johannesburg on Tuesday derailed one rail car
and injured at least 226 people, adding to concerns about rail safety and oversight in South Africa after the second serious accident in a week.
" He said his mother had gone to the morgue on Tuesday to give a DNA sample, adding, "It’s been frustrating waiting for so long." Officials from the state train network pledged to investigate both crashes, while insisting
that South Africans should not be concerned about traveling by rail. that We still don’t know what happened to them.
Chris Hunsinger, who speaks for the opposition Democratic Alliance on transport issues, said
that train safety had become a "huge concern" and that the Railway Safety Regulator, a government body charged with oversight, was unable to function effectively because of an "ill-considered relationship" with the transport authorities.
Lillian Mofokeng, a spokeswoman for the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, the state-owned rail
authority known as Prasa, said the moving train had been given permission to enter the station.
As rescuers began treating the injured passengers in Germiston, around 15 families arrived at the Kroonstad morgue
to begin identifying relatives who died in the crash last week, where several carriages burst into flames.