A train derailment in Durban has left 86 people injured, Metrorail said on Thursday.
Netcare 911 spokesperson Chris Botha said a coach left the tracks near the Duffs Road Railway Station in KwaMashu.
It appeared most of the injuries occurred when passengers tried to jump from the coach. There were no major injuries.
”It seems there was a panic attack on the coach. It was quite high and some people also got trampled.”
Metrorail spokesperson Thandi Mkhize said she would comment on the accident only once she had all the details.
Umhlanga fire station commander Bradley Hatfield told the South African Broadcasting Corporation that the injured had been taken to hospitals in and around Durban.
Uninjured passengers were being transported to KwaMashu by bus. – Sapa