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At least 120 people have been injured after the brakes of a passenger train suddenly locked as it traveled outside the South African city of Johannesburg, medics say.
The accident happened at about 7 p.m. local time on Friday near a train station in Ennerdale, about 31 kilometers (19 miles) southwest of Johannesburg. Rescue workers immediately rushed to the scene but discovered upon arrival that the train had not crashed or derailed.
“Reports indicate that for reasons still to be investigated, the brakes seem to have locked, causing people to fall,” said Chris Botha, a spokesman for ambulance service Netcare 911. “In the panic, it appears that some of the commuters jumped from the moving train.”
“After triaging the injured, medics found that an estimated 120 people sustained injuries, ranging from serious to minor,” Botha added. “Paramedics from various services treated the injured at the scene before they transported them to hospitals in the area for further medical care.”
Courtesy of bnonews.com
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