Four persons were killed when a bakkie collided with a train near Groenwater in the Postmasburg area.
Four persons died in a collision between a train and a bakkie near Groenwater in the Postmasburg area.
Col. Cherelle Ehlers, police spokesperson, said the collision occurred on Sunday, 4 August, at approximately 15:00.
It is believed that a bakkie with 12 people were crossing the railway tracks near Groenwater when it collided with an oncoming goods train.
It is alleged that the vehicle stalled on the train tracks. Some of the adults jumped off the bakkie to push it over the tracks.
Four persons died on the scene, including two women, the male driver, and a six-year-old boy.
Three persons sustained injuries and are being treated in hospital.
The police in Postmasburg are continuing with investigations.
Last week, six children died in Mpumalanga, between Wonderfontein and Arnot, when their school bus collided with a train.
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