A passenger train in South Africa has smashed into a lorry at a level crossing between the towns of Hennenman and Kroonstad killing at least 14 people, injuring 180 and throwing several carriages off the rails
• South Africa train crash leaves at least 14 people dead and scores injured The emergency services rushed to the scene and battled the blaze on the train, which had been travelling from the coastal city of Port Elizabeth to the commercial capital, Johannesburg. Fourteen people have been killed in a collision involving a train in South Africa's Free State province, according to a train service official cited by Reuters.Emergency services posted details of the accident on Twitter, stating that initial reports indicated at least 100 had been injured.
A Shosholoza train collides with a vehicle at a crossing near Kroonstad in the Free State, South Africa, killing 19 and injuring at least 100 people.