Man collapses on Gautrain, dies

23 February 2016 - 13:23 By Graeme Hosken

A Gautrain en route to Hatfield from Rosebank was forced to make an emergency stop last night when a passenger collapsed before the train arrived at Sandton station.Passengers and Gautrain personnel got the man onto the platform, where he later died.Gautrain's Kesagee Nayager said: "We do not know what happened, what caused him to die, or whether he had an ailment." ..

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