Four dead, 40 injured in S.Africa train crash

Approximately 40 injured and 4 fatalities at the train crash in Kroonstad area. AFP PHOTO

At least four people were killed and scores injured in a train crash in South Africa on Thursday, medical services said, as witnesses reported that the train had collided with a truck.

"Approximately 40 injured and 4 fatalities at the train crash in Kroonstad area," the Netcare 911 emergency medical service, which sent paramedics to the scene, said on Twitter.