Faure level crossing accident

The Faure level crossing accident was a truck-train collision near Cape Town, South Africa that caused 19 deaths. It occurred at approximately 8 a.m. on 13 November 2006 when a Metrorail train collided with a truck that had stalled on an uncontrolled level crossing at Faure near Somerset West.[1] The truck was carrying at least 33 workers from a local vineyard and there were 19 fatalities (11 men and eight women) and six other injured people among the occupants of the vehicle. Original estimates had the death toll as high as 27,[1] but this soon fell to 19.[2] No passengers on board the train were injured but Metrorail reported that several suffered psychological shock.[1] Witnesses reported seeing smoke but no fire.

Faure level crossing accident
Details
Date13 November 2006
08:00
LocationFaure, Eerste River, Western Cape
32 km (20 mi) SE from Cape Town
CountrySouth Africa
LineOverberg branch line
OperatorMetrorail
Incident typeLevel crossing accident
Statistics
Trains1
Deaths19
Injured6

Investigation

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Police investigated a charge of culpable homicide.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "SA train crash kills 27 farm workers". BBC News. 13 November 2006. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2006.
  2. ^ a b "Train crash death toll false, say police". Independent Online. 15 November 2006. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 18 November 2006.

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