{"id":170053,"date":"2018-01-09T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-09T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/170053\/collision-update-trains-were-using-same-track\/"},"modified":"2018-01-09T15:23:34","modified_gmt":"2018-01-09T13:23:34","slug":"collision-update-trains-were-using-same-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2018\/01\/09\/collision-update-trains-were-using-same-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Collision update: Trains were using same track"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ekurhuleni Disaster Management and Emergency Services members also attended the scene of the train collision in Germiston on Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

Eric Maloka, media liaison for the metro, told the GCN the collision between two Metrorail commuter trains occurred at about 7.45am at the Geldenhuys Station.<\/p>

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\u201cApparently both trains were travelling from Johannesburg towards Springs on the same track,\u201d Maloka said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAccording to a Metrorail representative, one train was stationary as there was a sign of a fault, and the train driver was attending to that when the other train was also authorised to travel on that track.\u201d<\/p>

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The scene of the train collision in Germiston on Tuesday.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He added that emergency personnel counted 226 patients with minor to moderate injuries.<\/p>\n

All patients were transported to various hospitals, including the Tambo Memorial, South Rand, Hillbrow and Life Roseacres hospitals.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe scene was officially handed over to Metrorail at approximately 9.52am for them to start with their investigation,\u201d Maloka said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe other two tracks were still operational, and Metrorail promised to clear the affected tracks by this afternoon.\u201d<\/p>\n

More information will follow when it becomes available.<\/p>\n

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