Johannesburg: Second largest rail accident in one week, injures more than 200 passengers

Johannesburg: Second largest rail accident in one week, injures more than 200 passengers

The Emergency Management Service of the city said that it was the second train incident in the area in a week. He said that at least 226 people were taken to the hospital.

Johannesburg:  Emergency Service Officers informed that more than 200 people were injured in a train accident in the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa's business hub.

The Emergency Management Service of the city said that it was the second train incident in the area in a week. He said that at least 226 people were taken to the hospital.

However, most of them have received minor injuries. In a statement, ER24 said that no one died in the accident at Garminton station.

South Africa's Rail Security Regulator said in a statement that the back part of a Metro Rail train collided with another train. This is due to technical failure.

The regulator attributed human error to send the second train to the same platform, because the signal system of the track was a problem related to the wire.

Of the injured, 159 are minorly injured whereas 67 people have suffered minor injuries. At least 18 people were killed and about 260 were injured in a train accident in the Southern Region of Johannesburg last week.