Man struck by train in Mariannhill
Netcare 911 said this was the third train related incident reported in three days.
A MAN was hit by a train on Saturday afternoon near a residential area off Station Road in Mariannhill
The incident happened near a pathway that is used by pedestrians to cross the train tracks.
“Paramedics found the man alive but with several serious injuries. He was attended to by an advanced life support paramedic and analgesic medication was administered to reduce his pain before he could be moved,” said Nick Dollman from Netcare 911.
Dollman said this was the third train related incident that Netcare 911 has attended to in three days, starting in Randfontein on Thursday when a car and a train collided.
“The second one was reported in Pretoria on Thursday night where a pedestrian was also struck by a train.”
He added that three incidents in a short space of time is unusual.
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