In the latest update ER24 reported that one person has been killed at roughly 242 more injured this afternoon after two passenger trains collided on the Thembisa line near Kaalfontein, east of Johannesburg.
ER24 paramedics, along with numerous other services, arrived on the scene and found that the two trains had collided head-on. Numerous occupants had already begun to climb out of the train and were now scattered around the scene. On further inspection, paramedics discovered a body lying trapped inside the wreckage. Unfortunately, nothing more could be done and the patient was declared dead on the scene.
Emergency services on scene immediately set up a triage area so the patients for be effectively assessed and treated. It was discovered that roughly 100 people had sustained minor to moderate in this incident. Paramedics treated the patients on scene and thereafter transported them to nearby facilities for further care. Emergency services are on scene currently on scene, and will be for some time due to the number of patients on scene. The exact number of patients on scene are unknown due to the number of emergency services on scene. Russel Meiring – ER24 Spokesperson
