Train derailed in Pinetown after colliding with truck

A train derailed on Friday afternoon when it collided with a truck’s trailer on Fairdale road in in Northdene near Pinetown.

At least ten people have sustained moderate to minor injuries after a train collided with a truck trailer, according to Arrive Alive. It is reported that the trailer was left on the railway line by a truck driver who failed to cross the railway because the truck’s trailer got entangled in the overhead power lines. Moments later, a commuter train coming into the Moseley park railway station collided with the stranded trailer causing the locomotive to derail from the track, said Arrive Alive.

There were at least forty people on board the train, but only ten people sustained injuries. All injured passengers, including the train driver, were transported to various hospitals in the area for further medical care.

Source: News24