A Shosholoza Meyl passenger train collided head-on with a goods train near Hanover outside King William’s Town.
Dozens of emergency services personnel are currently at the scene trying to free 25 people who are trapped. The extent of injuries and whether there are fatalities are not yet known.
It is believed the goods train was travelling in the direction of East London and the passenger train in the opposite direction. It is not clear why the trains were on the same track.
A Daily Dispatch team at the scene counted about 20 ambulances from Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Aldersons and Dynamic and five fire trucks. More details to follow.
Dozens trapped as trains collide near KWT
Dozens of emergency services personnel are currently at the scene trying to free 25 people who are trapped. The extent of injuries and whether there are fatalities are not yet known.
It is believed the goods train was travelling in the direction of East London and the passenger train in the opposite direction. It is not clear why the trains were on the same track.
A Daily Dispatch team at the scene counted about 20 ambulances from Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Aldersons and Dynamic and five fire trucks. More details to follow.
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