About 30 people were injured and others trapped when a commuter train derailed at Dal Josafat station in Paarl on Tuesday evening.
Drakenstein Farm Watch (DFW), the private fire responders in the Western Cape, said it received a request for assistance at 6.41pm.
“Multiple services responded on DFW emergency groups and dispatched resources,” DFW said.
This is a developing story
TimesLIVE
About 30 people injured as train derails in Paarl
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About 30 people were injured and others trapped when a commuter train derailed at Dal Josafat station in Paarl on Tuesday evening.
Drakenstein Farm Watch (DFW), the private fire responders in the Western Cape, said it received a request for assistance at 6.41pm.
“Multiple services responded on DFW emergency groups and dispatched resources,” DFW said.
This is a developing story
TimesLIVE
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