Hundreds hurt in Soweto train crash

The train ran into a stationary train, seriously injuring 70 people.

The government’s Railway Safety Regulator, which opened an investigation into the cause of the accident, says no one was killed. Around 800 people suffered minor injuries.

South Africa’s poor and unsafe transport infrastructure has sparked passenger protests.

Transport Minister Sibusiso Ndebele called the latest crash “unfortunate” and said a multi-billion-rand infrastructure improvement campaign was under way.

Medical rescue official Jeff Wicks said there had been “chaos” at the scene.

“We had people who were all around the trains, on arrival, paramedics found passengers from both trains lying on the track,” he said.