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Commuter trains crash in Zimbabwe hurting 70
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Commuter trains crash in Zimbabwe hurting 70
Two commuter trains crashed in morning rush hour at the main station in Zimbabwe?s capital Harare yesterday, injuring 70 people including three seriously, Deputy Transport Minister Andrew Langa said. Langa said it appeared human error was to blame for the accident. There were no immediate reports of any deaths.
A Reuters witness saw at least four carriages lying on their side at Harare Station. ?Two commuter trains using the same track as they approached the railway station collided into each other,? Langa told Reuters at the scene.
?The one which was behind did not slow down for the one in front. At this stage we are attributing this to human error,? Langa said. ?At the moment we have no reports of deaths.?
A man at the scene told Reuters: ?I saw one of the trains crash into the other. People were wailing.?
Police cordoned off the crash site to allow ambulances to ferry the injured to three hospitals in the city.
Hospital sources said many of those hurt suffered head injuries or broken limbs.
One of the three seriously injured had internal bleeding and needed major surgery, and another was hurt while jumping from one of the trains when the collision happened, the sources said.
?We are going to investigate the accident and we will punish the culprits,? Transport and Communications Minister Chris Mushowe told
reporters when he visited the crash scene with several other government ministers. Railway workers started to clear the crash site, bringing in heavy lifting equipment to help move the carriages.
Rail has become an increasingly important mode of transport for workers from Harare?s high-density townships to reach jobs in central Harare, especially as Zimbabwe?s foreign exchange crisis has forced up the price of fuel for minibuses.
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