100 people injured in train, truck, car collision in S. Africa

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South Africa train crash

Emergency Services officials say no fewer than 100 people were injured when a train, a truck and a car collided on Thursday in South Africa.

According to Russel Meiring, a spokesman for ER24 emergency services, the crash took place between the towns of Hennenman and Kroonstad in the central Free State province.

Meiring told dpa that no fatalities have been reported as paramedics treated victims at the scene.

Injuries ranged from minor to serious.

Some patients were rushed to nearby hospitals.

Several train carriages were tipped over.

Meiring said a fire also broke out in one of the carriages and had begun to spread.

Passengers were evacuated from the train as firefighters fought the blaze.

The cause of the accident is not yet known, but local authorities are investigating.

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