WATCH: Mitsubishi Pajero 4×4 stops train dead in its tracks in KZN
Footage from Blue Security’s Andreas Mathios accompanies speculation the car was stolen and abandoned on the railway line.
A screenshot of the video which captured a train ploughing into an abandoned vehicle.
A train driver ran into an abandoned car at a railway crossing as she was travelling towards Amanzimtoti at Umgababa in KwaZulu-Natal yesterday morning, South Coast Sun reports.
Train versus car Umgababa railway station. No injuries. pic.twitter.com/lpdnokhbBv
— Paul (@DurbanFire) March 25, 2018
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Video footage released by Blue Security’s Andreas Mathios shows the train hitting a stationary Mitsubishi Pajero SUV.
While details of the incident are not yet known, Mathios said Umkomaas police were investigating a case of car theft. Police responded to the scene.
Watch the video:
https://youtu.be/d66guS2lgYQ
No injuries were reported. The vehicle appears to have been jostled by the train, although it remained on its wheels on the track by the time the train stopped against it.
Mystery surrounds how this SUV almost caused a major disaster near Umgwababwa Its alleged the car was stolen and abandoned by the culprits at a nearby train crossing@nccourier @HighwayMail@TheMercurySA@SCoastHerald @SABCNewsroom @SABCNewsOnline @bluesecuritydbn pic.twitter.com/slFjtSsGGj
— Andrew The Video Guy 🇬🇷🇿🇦 (@CnnAndreas) March 25, 2018
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