Emergency services are currently treating people on the scene where a passenger train has burst into flames after allegedly colliding with a truck between Henneman and Kroonstad in the Free State.
Initial reports suggest that more than 100 may be injured.
The train, believed to be the well-known Shosholoza Meyl holiday train, was packed with vacationers travelling from Port Elizabeth to Johannesburg.
Emergency services are on the scene where a passenger train burst into flames after colliding with a truck between Hennenman and Kroonstad in the Free State. Multiple injuries reported. Video: Supplied #sabcnews pic.twitter.com/ZJC2DUdjXd
— Jamaine Krige (@jour_maine) January 4, 2018
#Shosholoza #TrainAccident #TrainCrash in Bloemfontein @Sandton_News @Abramjee @CICArsa @TrafficSA pic.twitter.com/Rr00H51qQn
— Kelvin Residents (@myKelvin_KRA) January 4, 2018
Images as received. #Photos #TrainCrash #Shosholoza pic.twitter.com/JkBlr18h0m
— Kelvin Residents (@myKelvin_KRA) January 4, 2018
