A luxury train derailed just outside the South African city of Pretoria on Wednesday, killing two people and injuring dozens.
The train derailed at the end of its journey from Cape Town near a station in Pretoria while switching to a different locomotive. Seventeen luxury cars ended up laying on top of one another.
Both South Africans and tourists were on the train at the time of the accident. A spokesperson of Rovos Rail, the company that runs the train, told the South African Press Association that most of the tourists on the train were of European or U.S. nationality.
Two South African women working in the train were killed. A safety inspector told AFP that the switch from an electric locomotive to a steam engine caused the accident.
The train derailed at the end of its journey from Cape Town near a station in Pretoria while switching to a different locomotive. Seventeen luxury cars ended up laying on top of one another.
Both South Africans and tourists were on the train at the time of the accident. A spokesperson of Rovos Rail, the company that runs the train, told the South African Press Association that most of the tourists on the train were of European or U.S. nationality.
Two South African women working in the train were killed. A safety inspector told AFP that the switch from an electric locomotive to a steam engine caused the accident.
