One dead, 80 injured in train crash
Driver killed, scores injured as two trains collide.
At least one man has been killed and 80 others injured when two trains collided at the Denver train station in Johannesburg on Tuesday morning.
According to ER24 spokesperson Russel Meiring “Paramedics along with various services arrived on the scene and found the wreck trains blocking the tracks completely. Bent metal and parts of the train had been spread across the scene.
“On assessment, paramedics discovered the driver of one of the trains had sustained fatal injuries in the collision. Nothing more could be done for the patient and he was declared dead on scene. At least eighty other patients were found on scene with injuries ranging from minor to critical. One woman was found trapped between the train and wall. Rescue services and paramedics worked to free the patient from the wreckage before treatment could continue.
“Once freed, paramedics provided the patient with advanced life support and thereafter transported her by the ER24 medical helicopter to a nearby hospital for urgent medical treatment. The other patients that were found on scene were moved to a nearby platform where they were triaged and treated for their injuries. Once the patients are treated for their injuries, they will be transported to nearby hospitals for urgent medical treatment.
“The cause of the collision is not yet known but local authorities were on scene for further investigations.”
Netcare 911s Santi Steinmann added “A train rear-ended another stationary train. Services are currently still busy with the extrication operation to free the entrapped occupant from the train wreckage.
“As soon as the entrapped patient has been removed, the SAPS K9 unit will start a search operation to ensure that all the occupants have been removed, assessed and treated. Most of the injured patients have been treated at the scene and transported to various hospitals by Netcare 911, Provincial services and other services.
“Exact detail surrounding the cause of the crash is still unknown and will remain the subject of a police investigation.”
