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Soweto, South Africa, train crash injured hundreds
- 5-20-2011
More than 850 people have been injured in a train crash during Thursday's evening rush hour in the South African township of Soweto in Johannesburg, the train operator Metrorail has said.
A commuter train hit a stationary one from behind, the force of which threw some passengers through windows.
Three of the casualties were in a critical condition, officials said.
Correspondents say most of the injured were treated at the scene, in one of the biggest rail incidents for years.
According to the authorities, 25 of the injured are still in hospital.
South Africa's Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) said it was investigating the cause of the crash, which occurred at 1750 local time (1550 GMT).
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