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Negligence from driver may have caused Tembisa train crash
Metrorail confirmed that a board of inquiry had been set up to investigate the matter
REPORTS have emerged that negligence by one of the drivers may have caused the fatal train crash in Tembisa on Monday afternoon.
A 20-year-old man was killed and 242 passengers were injured when two trains collided at the rail split from Kaalfontein Station towards Oakmoor and Tembisa stations.
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Metrorail spokeswoman, Lilian Mofokeng, confirmed that one of the drivers passed a signal at danger, put simply, the driver skipped the red signal.
“A board of inquiry has now been set up to investigate the cause of the accident,” Mofokeng confirmed.
Gauteng Police spokesperson, Kay Makhubela, has also confirmed that police will investigate a case of culpable homicide.
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