The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) has noted the unfortunate incident of a steel footbridge that collapsed between Jeppestown and George Goch stations on the Germiston to Johannesburg line.
Two pedestrians were reported to be injured and taken to a nearby hospital on Wednesday.
“PRASA deployed its technical team and activated the Joint Operations Committee (JOC) as soon as the incident happened. Regrettably, a team of PRASA Engineers and senior management are currently on site to assess the extent of the damage. An investigation to what led to the collapse of the footbridge will be established,” the agency said.
PRASA had recently recovered the line and running test trains when the bridge collapsed. The Germiston to Johannesburg line is part of the 16 corridors prioritized for rebuilding and recovery in this financial year.
“We would like to commend the swift responses from our security team, JMPD and Emergency Services,” PRASA said. –SAnews.gov.za
