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Dozens trapped as trains collide

Wednesday, 20 May 2015, 15:44
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Dozens trapped as trains collide
A Shosholoza Meyl passenger train, en-route to Johannesburg from East London, has collided head-on with a goods train near Hanover outside King William’s Town.
NATIONAL NEWS - A Shosholoza Meyl passenger train, en-route to Johannesburg from East London, has collided head-on with a goods train near Hanover outside King William’s Town.

According to Eastern Cape Department of Health spokesman Sizwe Kupelo, one person is confirmed dead while six people are in a serious but stable condition.

Emergency services personnel are currently at the scene‚ trying to free an unknown number of people who are still trapped.
 

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