{"id":81030,"date":"2015-02-12T14:15:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-12T12:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/81030\/truck-crashes-into-train\/"},"modified":"2015-02-12T14:37:53","modified_gmt":"2015-02-12T12:37:53","slug":"truck-crashes-into-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2015\/02\/12\/truck-crashes-into-train\/","title":{"rendered":"Truck crashes into train"},"content":{"rendered":"

The crew of an articulated truck had a narrow escape on Thursday morning when the truck they were travelling in collided with a passenger train in Driehoek.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe driver of the vehicle suffered serious injuries but was in a stable condition, whilst his assistant escaped with minor injuries,\u201d said William Ntladi, media liaison officer for the Ekurhuleni Disaster and Emergency Management Services (DEMS).<\/p>

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\u201cThey were both transported to Union Hospital, in Alberton, by ambulance.\u201d<\/p>\n

The DEMS Rescue Team from the Germiston Central Fire Station responded promptly after receiving the call.<\/p>

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The incident occurred at the intersection of Refinery and Melville roads, in Driehoek.<\/p>\n

\u201cApparently the truck was travelling on a gravel road, parallel to the railway line, to a construction site nearby, when the collision happened,\u201d Ntladi said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll the passengers on the train escaped unharmed.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were all safely guided away from the scene to the nearby Driehoek train station to proceed with their journey.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ntladi added that the cause of the collision is still unknown, however, the police and Metrorail officials are busy with an investigation.<\/p>\n