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South Africa

1 killed, 240 hurt in train collision

Two passenger trains collided south of Johannesburg on Tuesday, killing a guard in one of the trains and injuring about 240 people. The guard was declared dead at the scene, said a spokesman for ER24 emergency services. A woman passenger was trapped between the train and a wall, and rescue workers freed her before airlifting her to a hospital.