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Pedestrian killed by train in Soweto

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Soweto, Johannesburg – 12 November

A pedestrian was killed this morning after being struck by a train, near Klipspruit in Soweto, South of Johannesburg.

Initially Paramedics and other rescue services were dispatched to the scene with information that a train had collided with a vehicle, with the possibility of numerous patients.

This proved to be falls as only one person, a pedestrian, was found on the scene.

The man, believed to be in his 30’s, sustained severe trauma and died on the scene as a result.

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Christo Venter

ER24

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