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Mapleton train collision
On 27 July 1927, a catastrophic head-on train collision occurred on the single-track railway line between Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa, near Roodekop in Germiston between Mapleton and Glenroy. The accident involved a southbound goods train and a northbound passenger train. 35 nine people were killed and 54 others were injured.
Article summary
On 27 July 1927, a catastrophic head-on train collision occurred on the single-track railway line between Durban and Johannesburg, South Africa, near Roodekop in Germiston between Mapleton and Glenroy. The accident involved a southbound goods train and a northbound passenger train. 35 nine people were killed and 54 others were injured.
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