PE: Train derails

[MickeyD]

Herald Port Elizabeth

Chaos erupted near the PE train station when a train travelling from Bloemfontein to the city derailed just before noon.

It is believed that the track broke causing the train to derail. Two people were seriously injured and taken to hospital.

A second accident occurred when a fire truck rolled on the way to the scene. Three people travelling in the fire truck were injured and also taken to hospital.

Sidon Road:

 

[LazyLion]

Eish.

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Mr Murphy was quite a busy fellow I see...

 

[MickeyD]

 

[Rocket Raccoon]

Go home train, you're drunk.

 

[MickeyD]

 

[MickeyD]

Luckily the train was travelling very slowly as it was very close to the main station.

 

[Seriously]

A second accident occurred when a fire truck rolled on the way to the scene. Three people travelling in the fire truck were injured and also taken to hospital.

Wow! McD town is in a accidental mess today! I am sure the FB was not traveling slowly, how did that happen.

Reminds me of an incident years ago where a new fire engine was in the local paper the Friday and during the first veld fire action during the weekend it burned out and featured in a photo the following week. Apparently the wind turned!

 

[Electric]

WTF, how does the fire engine have an accident on the way lol?
Talk about bad driving.
He must have taken the corner to sharp at the Darling street turn under the bridge.

 

[ShaunSA]

This has all the makings of a MyBB thread

 

[Kornhub]

Glad that nobody died.

 

[MickeyD]

Wow! McD town is in a accidental mess today! I am sure the FB was not traveling slowly, how did that happen

That turn to the right (Darling Street under M17 bridge into Sidon Road) is pretty tight. FB either nudged the kerb going into the corner or took it too fast.

 

[Electric]

That turn to the right (Darling Street under M17 bridge into Sidon Road) is pretty tight. FB either nudged the kerb going into the corner or took it too fast.

I agree, check above.

 

[MickeyD]

WTF, how does the fire engine have an accident on the way lol?
Talk about bad driving.
He must have taken the corner to sharp at the Darling street turn under the bridge.

As kids we used to fish off the dolosse to the right of that pic...

 

[The_Unbeliever]

Luckily the train was travelling very slowly as it was very close to the main station.

What I was thinking myself. If it was going at speed...

 

[Seriously]

As kids we used to fish off the dolosse to the right of that pic...

You must have gotten many catches more then than what's possible today?

 

[Type RSA]

Man this makes me remember the days we could still travel using the trains! Miss it a lot. Used to hang out the window all the way. Glad it isn't too serious.

 

[MickeyD]

Shameless plug for my mate's company... they are cleaning up (for free as the metro never pay them!).

 

[Seriously]

Man this makes me remember the days we could still travel using the trains! Miss it a lot. Used to hang out the window all the way. Glad it isn't too serious.

Yep, sad ending to an era!

 

[Seriously]

Shameless plug for my mate's company... they are cleaning up (for free as the metro never pay them!).

There seems to be more action at the FB accident?

Xtreme projects?