Up to 20 farm workers were killed today when a commuter train collided with a truck near a railway station in South Africa.
The crash occurred shortly after 5am when the truck carrying the workers stalled at a crossing near the Eerste River station outside Faure, about 25 kilometres east of Cape Town, according to witnesses.
Metrorail, the state-owned railway company, said no commuters aboard its train were killed or injured. It added that rail services on the line would be suspended for several hours.
South Africa has set aside billions of rand to upgrade an extensive passenger railway system that carries old stock and equipment.
