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Hennenman–Kroonstad train crash

2018 CE · South Africa, Africa · Disaster

Hennenman–Kroonstad train crash
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On 4 January 2018, a passenger train operated by Shosholoza Meyl collided with a truck at a level crossing at Geneva Station between Hennenman and Kroonstad, in the Free State, South Africa. The train derailed, and seven of the twelve carriages caught fire. Twenty-one people were killed and 254 others were injured.

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