{"id":234812,"date":"2020-03-05T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-05T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/234812\/no-injuries-in-elandsfontein-train-derailment\/"},"modified":"2020-03-05T10:44:42","modified_gmt":"2020-03-05T08:44:42","slug":"no-injuries-in-elandsfontein-train-derailment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2020\/03\/05\/no-injuries-in-elandsfontein-train-derailment\/","title":{"rendered":"No injuries in Elandsfontein train derailment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS) responded to the scene of a train derailment at Elandsfontein Station on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n

William Ntladi, district manager media liaison for DEMS, said, \u201cWe thank the GCN for alerting us to the derailment as we received no call about the incident.\u201d<\/p>

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Both the Primrose and the Edenvale fire stations responded swiftly to the scene and upon arrival, information available on scene was that the derailment took place at about 7.30am.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe train came in from Thembisa and offloaded passengers at the station.<\/p>

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\u201cOnce empty, it was shunting to line itself up for the parking bay when it derailed,\u201d said Ntladi.<\/p>\n

\u201cTwo carriages derailed.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo injuries were reported on scene.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The GCN requested comment from Lillian Mofokeng, spokesperson for Metrorail, as to the cause of the derailment and why emergency services were not alerted to the incident.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is reported that two plain trailers have derailed and there are no injuries reported,\u201d said Mofokeng.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe derailed trailers are currently blocking all lines towards the Elandsfontein Station.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe root cause of the derailment and the cost of damages is not yet known.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, the incident will be fully investigated.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe affected lines will remain closed whilst Metrorail\u2019s technical and recovery teams work to clear the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n

The following temporary train arrangements have been made:<\/p>\n

All trains from Leralla and Centurion will terminate at Isando Station, until further notice.<\/p>\n

\u201cMetrorail apologises to commuters and employers for the inconvenience caused,\u201d said Mofokeng.<\/p>\n

Mofokeng did not comment on why emergency services were not alerted to the incident.<\/p>\n