Metrorail crash South Africa

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ANOTHER Metrorail crash just up the road from where I live. Two trains collided. This must be the fourth or fifth this year. A few hundred people on the grass verge receiving medical attention. No fatalities reported. Most of the pictures are on Twitter, but you can see some of them at this link: http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/Nearly-100-injured-in-Joburg-train-crash-20150717

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Here it is on the BBC website : http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-33576989

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Here is a report in the local newspaper which highlights the problems caused by the present government's failings.

BOOYSENS – Another Metrorail train collision that took place yesterday around 18:00 that left over 230 people injured, of which 100 being seriously injured, is of great concern.

Shadow Minister of Transport Manny de Freitas says, “Confidential inside sources inform me that substandard materials and weak internal procedures used to maintain our existing carriages and rail system are to blame for these all too frequent train wrecks.”

De Freitas believes it is irresponsible of Metrorail to side line experienced, qualified and skilled personal and to use nepotistic and corrupt suppliers who use substandard materials instead.

According to de Freitas, “The DA was at the scene last night to witness a community that came together to assist in what is one of the worst disasters to hit Johannesburg South in recent memory.”

The crash which took place on Friday evening, July 17 follows a similar crash in April when a woman was killed as a result of a collision between two trains at the Denver station.

“After requesting an official response from Minister Dipuo Peters I am still waiting for the outcome into the April crash investigation.

“I will in addition be posing official questions to the Minister via Parliamentary processes about last night’s train disaster,” said de Freitas.

He continued to say, “These tragedies cannot be left to continue without answers to questions being posed by myself and the public.”

When Parliament resumes after the constituency period in a week’s time, de Freitas promised he would pose his questions again and call for a debate on these ‘catastrophes’.

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And he will probably get the same answer to this collision as he did to the Denver Station collision, "nothing".