Probe after two killed in North Coast, Camperdown train accidents
KwaZulu-Natal authorities are investigating the deaths of two people in separate train accidents this weekend.
A man was killed yesterday after a goods train slammed into his vehicle at a railway crossing at Etete, near KwaDukuza on the north coast.
Reports from the scene are that he had been crossing the railway line at the time. IPSS Medical Rescue spokesperson, Paul Herbst says he was declared dead on the scene.
"His vehicle was dragged about 50m [before] the train came to a stop. Paramedics had to declare him dead on arrival due to his critical injuries," Herbst said.
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On Friday night, a pregnant woman was killed after she was struck by a train near a Camperdown informal settlement.
"ER24 paramedics arrived on scene and were escorted along the tracks where they found the woman. Upon assessment, we discovered that she sustained numerous injuries. No one on the goods train was injured. Local authorities were on scene for further investigations," ER24’s Russel Meiring said.