{"id":51397,"date":"2014-01-03T13:50:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-03T11:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/51397\/derailedtrain-derails-near-elandsfontein-railway-station-subheaderortwo-seriously-injured-after-train-partially-derails\/"},"modified":"2014-01-03T14:16:48","modified_gmt":"2014-01-03T12:16:48","slug":"derailedtrain-derails-near-elandsfontein-railway-station-subheaderortwo-seriously-injured-after-train-partially-derails","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2014\/01\/03\/derailedtrain-derails-near-elandsfontein-railway-station-subheaderortwo-seriously-injured-after-train-partially-derails\/","title":{"rendered":"Train derails near Elandsfontein Railway Station"},"content":{"rendered":"

Train commuters got a huge fright on Friday morning when the Metrorail train they were travelling on derailed.<\/p>\n

The incident occurred at about 6.45am when train 0610 en-route to Johannesburg from Pretoria derailed between the Elandsfontein Railway Station and the Isando Railway Station.<\/p>

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Two plain trailers and one motor coach from the total of 12 train coaches derailed blocking one line.<\/p>\n

The emergency services and Metrorail technical teams rushed to the scene.<\/p>

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William Ntladi, media liaison officer for Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Services told the GCN that they received the call at about 7.05am and rushed to the scene.<\/p>\n

“Seventeen patients were accounted for, of which 15 were train passengers and two were train crew members (the driver and the assistant).<\/p>\n

“Two passengers suffered serious injuries and were transported to Tembisa and Tambo Memorial hospitals, respectively.<\/p>\n

“The remaining injured passengers were also transported to Tembisa Hospital with minimal injuries.<\/p>\n

“The train crew members were transported to Arwyp Hospital in Kempton Park for further medical treatment,” Ntladi said.<\/p>\n

In a statement issued by Gauteng Metrorail commuters affected by the derailment will be moved as follows:<\/p>\n