Death toll rises to 26 in fatal crash

Lauren Snyders
14 July 2012

The death toll has increased to 26 following the fatal accident between a train and a truck in Mpumalanga.

The truck was transporting workers from Hectorspruit and Malelane when it was hit by a coal train at a railway crossing.

The driver of the truck is currently being detained.

He will appear in the Tonga Magistrates Court on Monday.

Many of the injured is still in hospital.

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