At Least 12 Killed, Hundres Injured in South Africa Train Crash

At Least 12 Killed, Hundres Injured in South Africa Train Crash
Workers stand next to a wreckage after a train crash near Hennenman in the Free State province, South Africa, January 4, 2018. REUTERS/Stringer
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JOHANNESBURG—More than a dozen people were killed and hundreds were feared injured after a train struck a lorry, derailed and burst into flames in South Africa on Thursday.

Footage from television news showed fire engulfing one of the train’s carriages after the accident, which occurred as it traveled between Port Elizabeth and Johannesburg.